zaman ki gardish
khutut jitne bhi amn-o-ulfat ke tum ne hum ko diye hain ab tak

zara ruko to
hamein batao

tumhaare lafzon ki aastinon mein kya chhupa hai
wo koh-e-kafi qabila jis ne

nae zamanon ko surkh chadar se dhanp lene ka
hukm sadir kiya hai phir se

wo nochta hai un aainon ko
ki jin pe suraj ka aks chhalke to raushni ho

khuda ke ghar mein
kharab haalon ne dars dene ki than li hai

hamare aansu bhi kuchh khasaron ko jazb kar ke
hazaron sajdon pe jam gae hain

har ek gali mein hai shor itna
azanen ghar tak pahunch na paen

hamari tahzib aur riwayat meri padi hai
har ek gumbad pe sard lahje saje hue hain

hai darj un par
ye log sare jahannami hain

hamare bachche namaz padhne se dar rahe hain
nigahen sab ki tamash-binon ne bant li hain

hira se aati hui hawaon ko bosa dene ki aarzu mein
bahut se raston ne dhul phunki

bahut se ghodon ne jaan ganwa di
zaman ki gardish

hai yaad hum ko
arab ki mitti pe dhup barsi to aag bhadki

falak se utri thin aabshaaren
bahut se fitne bhi jal bujhe the

wahi dhuan phir se uth raha hai
zamin pe jin ne baqa ka parcham utha rakha hai

sharir bachche hain kufiyon ke
zaman ki gardish

zara suno to
bahut hain tufan zamin hai banjar

meri sada ke nahif shoale gawah rahna
gawah rahna

charagh ugne ke din nahin hain charagh ugne ke din nahin hain