is sal chhuttiyon ka bana ye programme
jaenge dost sair ko mirrikh ki tamam

duniya se dur apni khalaon mein jaenge
hum dusre jahan ki khabar le ke aaenge

unchi bahut udan hai lamba bada safar
nikle khala ki sair ko rocket mein baith kar

phir hum ne ja ke dal di mirrikh par kamand
iqbaal ke iqbaal ko hum ne kiya buland

lambe safar ke baad jo pahunche mirrikh par
dekhe qadam qadam pe ajube mirrikh par

ahl-e-mirrikh ne kaha hamein khush-amdid
samjho yun hum ko apni wafa se liya kharid

makhluq ek ajib hi dekhi mirrikh par
the bandaron se jism to chiton se un ke sar

aate nazar nahin the ba-zahir to un ke par
sab udte phir rahe the khala mein idhar udhar

ruk ruk ke ud rahi thin khalaon mein titliyan
bin aab tairti thin fazaon mein machhliyan

rangin khushnuma the sitare mirrikh par
nazron ko lutte the nazare mirrikh par

sarsabz rang chand tha sarsabz raat thi
mahaul pur-sukun tha ghamon se najat thi

thin gahri khaiyan kahin unche pahad the
chandi ke sabza-zar the sone ke jhad the

thin raunaqen karachi ki mausam mari ka tha
dil mein khayal bhi na koi be-ghari ka tha

mahsus kam hi hoti wahan par thi bhuk pyas
khane ko phal laziz the charne ko mithi ghas

latki hui shajar pe thin pani ki botalen
hairan-kun khala mein muallaq thin hotelen

mauqa jo hath aaya tha hum ne na der ki
ghume phire mirrikh pe ji bhar ke sair ki

do mah ki chhuttiyan gain do din mein hi guzar
buddhu tamam laut ke phir aae apne ghar

mirrikh ka safar to bada la-jawab tha
lagta hai jaise dekha koi hum ne khwab tha