zamin se aasman tak sardiyon ka faiz jari hai
ki in khamosh raaton mein musalsal barf-bari hai

chhupe baithe hain sardi se parinde aashiyanon mein
jidhar dekho chhupe baithe hain sab apne makanon mein

hawaen sard chalti hain faza-e-asmani se
lute hain nuqrai kohre falak ki rajdhani se

magar is barf-bari se hai kya gham maldaron ko
ki dar tufan se kuchh hota nahin hai aabshaaron ko

musibat ki ghadi ka kya asar ho zar-paraston par
ki hoti hai zamin bhi tang aksar tang-daston par

guzar-auqat karte hain kabhi diwar ke niche
kabhi ashjar ke niche kabhi kohsar ke niche

ye duniya hai amiron ki gharibon ki nahin duniya
kahin par kash hoti na-tawanon ki bhi ek duniya

jahan par pet bharne ke liye nan-e-jawin milti
zara aaram karne ke liye thodi zamin milti

jahan in be-nawaon ka bhi hamdard aasman hota
jahan taskin-e-dil hoti jahan aaram-e-jaan hota