chhati bar
wo dajla-o-furaat ke darmiyan

minara-e-babul ke sae mein
mujh par munkashif hoi

wo muqaddas minar ki satwin manzil par baithi
aayat-dar-ayat bikhre sitaron ki

tilawat par mamur thi
wo ashtar ke mabad ke shumal mein sae bantte

baghat-e-muallaqa ko
bar-awari ki dua dene aai thi

us ka be-niyaz jism
un hathon ki na-rasai ko pahchanta tha

jo use chhune ki tamanna mein
zer-e-qaba jal rahe the

main ne do lashkaron ke darmiyan
apne dada ke rajaz mein kalam kiya

jis ki mutthi mein qabile ki aabru thi
mere aqab mein hare jismon wali aurten

aasmani daf ki lai par
maut ka tarana gane lagin

mera najibut-tarafain ghoda
jis ka shajara

meri ungliyon ki poron par raqam tha
aur jise main apni aulad se bhi aziz jaanta tha

main ne us ki zin mein baithne se inkar kiya
aur hawa par panw rakhta hua

dushman ke qalb-e-lashkar tak ja pahuncha
mujhe dekh kar

surmaon ki aankhen
naf tak phail gain

main zer-e-lab
apna shajra-e-nasab dohra raha tha

main ne apne panw mein bhagte khun ko
mahmez di

aur apni zahr mein bujhi talwar
maidan-e-jang ke darmiyan gad di

jis ke murassa daste par
zaitun ka akhuwa phut pada

main apni guzishta zindagi par
kaf-e-afsos malne laga