magar ye aarzu kab thi
ki hum aflak ke farman ki suli pe ja latken

to aakhir kis liye waqt-o-makan ki ghatiyan utren
bana kar marqadon ko dar-e-adam ke aasman ki khak chhanin

aur phir jiwan ke mausam ko asiri ka kafan odhen
magar in sab sawalon ke jawabon se bahut pahle

naya din surajon par baith kar
khidki ke raste khwab-zaron mein utarta hai

hum apne tooth-brush munh mein liye aur toliye ko hath mein thame
phir ek jabr-e-musalsal ke liye tayyar hote hain

ghadi ke saz par calendaron ke safhe kitne hain