main bhuki nasl hun
mere malul o muzmahil chehra pe

thandi chandni ka aks mat dhundo
mera be-rang-o-bu chehra

jami hai an-ginat faqon ki jis par dhul barson se
zamin ke chand firaunon ko apni khashmagin nazron se takta hai

mere ajdad bhi
meri tarah bhuke the lekin mujh mein aur un mein

zamin-o-asman ka farq hai shayad
wo apni bhuk ko taqdir ka likkha samajhte the

qanaat un ka takiya tha
tawakkul un ka shewa tha

magar main aisi har jhuti tasalli ka mukhalif hun
muqaddar ke andheron mein nahin

mera yaqin hai raushni-e-subh-e-farda mein
main bhuki nasl hun

mere labon par nala-o-fariyaad ki lai ke ewaz
ek aag hai

tewar mein ghussa hai
ye wo ghussa hai jis se

mera dushman thartharaata hai