samaaten bain kar rahi hain
ki log har-chand bolte hain

magar kuchh aise
ki jaise un ki zaban o lab ke wo sare hisse

jo barmala guftugu ki sachchi adaegi ke liye banae gae the
mafluj ho gae hain

basar-kharashi ki intiha hai
ki sari baaten jo an-kahi hain

tamam
chehron ki lauh-e-mahfuz par likhi hain

koi batao
ki jab kisi ki zaban chehre ka sath chhode

to aisi haalat ko kya kahen ham?
koi batao

ki jab bahut se azab chehre zaban ban jaen
to zabanon ko kya likkhen ham?

jo ye zamana hai misl-e-firdaus
in zamanon ko kya likkhen ham?

zamam goyai jab zabanon ke hath mein thi
huruf-e-abjad qarar mein the

zaban o lab ke hisar mein the