haweli maut ki dahliz par kab se khadi hai
chand ne bujh kar

sitaron ne udasi odh kar
phulon ne khushbu ka libaada phenk kar

mahaul pas-az-marg ka tayyar kar dala hai
bas ek aakhiri hichki ke sab hain muntazir

sare aizza-o-aqarib nauha-khwani ke liye
tayyar baithe hain

haweli maut ki dahliz par kab se khadi hai
us ke marne mein agar kuchh der baqi hai

to chal kar dusre kuchh kaam kar dalen
sadi ka dusra ashra

nae aaghaz ke pul par khada ho kar
samundar ki bipharti mauj ko lalkarta hai

waqt ke ghawwas
sipon mein guhar khagante hain

ibn-e-adam ke qabile
ruh-e-mashriq ki purani ghatiyon se

ek ek kar ke nikalte hain
bukhara o samarqand uzbekistan o hirat

sab pe chhai hai andheri sakht raat
lucknow aur akbarabad apni shaukat kho rahe hain

marhaba sham-e-ghariban
ab to chal kar dusre kuchh kaam kar dalen

haweli maut ki dahliz par kab se khadi hai