samundar khan ek pashtu ka shair
ja raha tha ganw se dur ek virane mein

yak dam ek jhapaka sa hua
aur zehn ke parde pe ek dhundla hayula banne aur mitne laga

par shumi-e-qismat qalam hi jeb mein tha aur na kaghaz ka koi purza
samundar khan ruk kar aur ek patthar pe tik kar mich kar aankhon ko

duniya aur ma-fiha se begana hua
phir sham ko ganw ke logon ne ajab nazzara dekha

dhalte sayon mein samundar khan wo pashtu ka shair
dagmagata hanpta apne pasine mein nahata

pith par do man ki ek chattan lade
ganw ki sarhad mein dakhil ho raha hai

aur us ke ba'd aadat ban gai us ki
samundar khan virane se bhaari sil

koi jab tak utha ke ghar na lata tha
to us par nazm ki ek satr tak ilqa na hoti thi

so rafta rafta us ki kothari dalan aur chhat
an-ghadi be-dhab silon ke bojh se dabte gae

ek din samundar khan wo pashtu ka shair
khurduri nazmon ke us ambar ke niche dhansa paya gaya