main ki guftar ka mahir tha jahan-dida tha
log sunte the meri aur sunate bhi the

apne dukh-dard mein dubi hui sari baaten
masala kaun sa aisa tha jise hal na kiya

aaj bhi bhid thi logon ki mere chaaron-taraf
main ne har ek ko baaton mein sukun-yab kiya

phir koi dur se deta hai sada kaun ho tum
aae ho kaun si nagri se zara nam to lo

nam to main ne bataya use fauran apna
aur main kaun hun aaya hun main kis nagri se

main ne jab khud se ye puchha to musalsal chup thi
chaaron-atraf mein sadiyon ki muqaffal chup thi