ruba wo diwangi de mujhe
rachaun wo tando

ki tut jae khamoshi
khul jaen sile hue lab

panw mere thirken
to zamin khisak jae in qadmon tale

jo lutf-andoz mujhe iza pahuncha ke
maula

wo barahnagi dekhi main ne
jo dabiz poshakon mein chhupa li gai

mujhe kaun sunta
ki faislon ki kursi par mazur dimagh baithe the

main ne dekha ahl-e-rijal ko
past-qamaton ke ghere mein

maskhare jab ismat-dari karte hain fikr-o-danish ki
tab murda maashre ki be-hisi-o-bebasi ko

main ne dekha hai mabud
main ne sade-gale samaj mein mohabbat ko pamal hote hue dekha

ruba
wo diwangi de mujhe

rachaun wo tando
ki nishan bhi na rahen

zamin-e-nahaq ke