arsha-e-khak se, main ne hathon mein mitti bhari
aur hawa mein uchhaali

bahut dur tak khak udti gai
der tak main ne be-mani nazzare ko kaenati hawalon se mapa

kabhi tul aur arz mein us ko rakha
ubhre papoton,

kabhi band aankhon se dekha!
wo socha jo dekha nahin ja saka!

hawa khak thi ya hawa mein thi khak!
gard ki mutthiyon se hawa chhan rahi thi

arsha-e-khak ki god phir bhar rahi thi
aab-e-waqt aasman ki taraf badhne ki koshishon mein

zamin ke pyale mein girta gaya
koi aahista se budha hota gaya

sochte sochte
kapkapi si mere honton ke naqrai daeron mein utarti gai

amar-bel ki tarah hathon se rasha lipatne laga
rafta rafta simatne lage arsha-e-khak par

muntashir gard, mein aur hawa