mir-baqir-ali tum ne phir bich mein dastan rok di shah-e-gul-fam gunjal tilismon ki gutthiyon ko suljhata sarsar jangal ke shoala nafas azdahon se nimatta bayaban-e-hairat ki be-ant wusat ko sar kar ke pahre pe mamur yak-chashm dewon ki nazren bacha sabz qile ki unchi kagar phand kar mah-jabin ke muambar shabistan tak aan pahuncha hai aur is taraf haq-o-taghut madd-e-muqabil hain aankhen jidhar dekhti hain kulhadon ki nezon ki barchhon ki faslen khadi lahlahati nazar aa rahi hain jari surma aamne samne hinhinate alif hote ghodon pe zanu jamae hue muntazir hain abhi tabl par thap padne ko hai aur idhar shahzada tilismi mahal ke hasin dudhiya burj mein shah-zadi ke hajle ke andar abhi lajwardi chhapar-khat ka zar-baft parda utha hi raha hai magar mir-baqir-ali tum ne phir bich mein dastan rok di rahdari munaqqash dar-o-baam sat-rang qalin billor qindil fawwara barbat sunata jharokon pe lahraate pardon ki qaus-e-quzah memana maysara qalb saqa jinah aahani khud se jhankti murtaish putliyan razm-gah ki kadi dhup mein ek sakit pharera chhapar-khat pe soi hui shah-zadi ke pairon pe mehndi ki belen fasahat ke dariya bahate chale ja rahe ho balaghat ke moti lutate chale ja rahe ho magar mir-baqir-ali dastan-go suno dastan sunne wale to sadiyan huin uth ke ja bhi chuke hain tum apne tilismati qisse ke pur-pech tagon mein aise lipatte gae ho ki tum ko khabar hi nahin samne wali nukkad pe ek aane ki biscope aa gai hai