alwidaa
kaise mah-o-sal guzre

ab na kuchh bhi yaad hai
sirf hain dhundle nuqush

ya basarat ki kami hai
kuchh nazar aata nahin

bas kitabon aur filmon mein rahi
ek basirat ki talash

kuchh na kuchh roti ki bhi thi justuju
jaane kis manzil ki thi wo aarzu

be-sabab logon se yarana raha
aur phir tanha raha barson talak

sab the qaidi apne apne jal ke
tamannaon ki daldal mein pade

kis mein himmat thi ki badle zindagani ke purane khol ko
hum se sarkash ko diya karte the nam

aur hans kar khush hua karte sare ajnabi
kaun samjhae ki hum mahkum hain mazlum hain

bebasi kaise muqaddar ban gai
bolega kaun

khauf aisa hai ki koi shakhs kuchh kahta nahin
jaane kis tufan ke sab muntazir hain

but bane
kaise chillaun ki apna ham-nawa koi nahin

alwidaa khud apne sae ko magar
kahna pada