ajib ma-fauq silsila tha
shajar jadon ke baghair hi

ug rahe the
kheme baghair chobon ke

aur tanabon ke aasare ke
zamin pe istada ho rahe the

charagh lau ke baghair hi
jal rahe the

kuze baghair mitti ke
chaak par dhal rahe the

dariya baghair pani ke
bah rahe the

sabhi duaen girafta-pa thin
ruki hui chizen qafila thin

pahad barish ke ek qatre se
ghul rahe the

baghair chabi ke qufl
az-khud hi khul rahe the

nidar piyaada the
aur buzdil

asil ghodon pe baith kar
jang lad rahe the

gunahgaron ne sar se pa tak
badan ko burraq chadaron se

dhaka hua tha
wali ki nangi kamar chhupane ko

koi kapda nahin bacha tha
ajib ma-fauq silsila tha