zindagi ke sare safhe
kahin bhi kabhi bhi

khol dena munasib nahin
kuchh be-imani ho jati hai

in mein likhe harf
be-parda hote hi

qadr to hamesha
parda-dari ki hi hua karti hai

jaise hijab mein lipti koi dil-ruba
ya phir

kisi kitab ka bina padha hua wo aakhiri panna