titli jugnu rang-o-khushbu
gul-o-bulbul jaise

isti'are nahin hain pas mere
kyunke main ne

sisakti sulagti tadapti hui
zindagi ko dekha hai

khuli aankh se
main ne dekhi hai

lahu se tar sadken
main ne dekhe hain general ward mein

bebasi se ediyan ragadte hue
bachche budhe lachaar

main ne dekhi hain
roti ke badle

rida hoti hui
tar-tar

mere shu'ur mein
aaj bhi taza hai

'sara-shagufta’ ke bina kafan ke
phul jaise bachche ki lash

main ne dekhi hai
masjid ki tutti hui mehrab

ab meri be-nur aankhen
kaise dekhe koi hasin khwab