hum khizan ki ghudud se chal kar
khud december ki kokh tak aae

hum ko footpath par hayat mili
hum patangon pe let kar roe

surajon ne hamare honton par
apne honton ka shahd tapkaya

aur hamari shikam tasalli ko
june ki chhatiyon mein dudh aaya

barf bistar bani hamare liye
aur dozakh ke surkh resham se

hum ne apne liye lihaf bune
zard shiryan ko dhuen se bhara

phephadon par siyah rakh mali
naga-saki mein phul kasht kiye

nazm bairut mein mukammal ki
lorka ko kalai par bandha

ho-chi-minh ko niyam mein rakha
sadhe lenin baje school gae

subh-e-isa ko sham mein rakkha
armughan-e-hijaz mein soe

hollywood ki azan par jage
diary mein sudhaar tha likha

dard ko falsafe ki lori di
zakhm par shairi ka phaha rakkha

tan mashinon ki thap par thirke
dil kitabon ki tal par nacha

hum ne firaun ka qasida likha
hum ne kufe mein marsiye beche

hum ne boson ka karobar kiya
hum ne aankhon ke aaine beche

zindagi ki lagan nahin hum ko
zindagi ki hamein thakan bhi nahin

hum ki hero nahin wilen bhi nahin