jahez ek daur mein tohfa tha
lekin ab ye lanat hai

ki jo nasur banta ja raha hai
zamane mein isi lanat ka ab

dastur banta ja raha hai
bint-e-hawwa ko jo sim-o-zar ke do paldon mein tola ja raha hai

kis liye aakhir
wo babul kya kare jis ki jawan beti ke baalon mein

jawan sali mein hi chandi utarti ja rahi hai
aur budhi man ki aankhon mein ye jo moti chamakte hain

to kya un ki koi qimat nahin duniya ki nazron mein
inhi rasmon ki jakdan mein

siyah chadar ki bakkal mar kar nadar ki khamosh beti
ghar mein baithi bebasi ki bolti taswir banti ja rahi hai

yahi behtar hai
patthar ke zamane mein chale jaen

unhi rasmon ko apna len
ki beti junhi paida ho use dargor kar aaen