rawan hun main
aur is rawani mein

ahd-dar-ahd ki jarahat-numa basarat ki khak ka wo bhanwar hai
jis mein

mere shab-o-roz ka ghubar-e-siyah
mere sang ghumta hai

rawan hun main
aur khud pe aur sab pe hans raha hun

ki meri manind hum sabhi waqt ki khadi cycle ka
gardish-pazir pahiya hain na-masafat-e-nau ru-gardan

ki na-rasai ke khisht-khanon ki chimniyon se nikalne wale
huruf-e-paspa ke sab dhuen sarf-e-raegan hain

ye mehwar-e-khak kya hai
kis gardish-e-muallaq ka istiara hai

hum kahan hain
main hans raha hun

safed-mu sir pe kuhl-umri ki barf rakkhe
ki aaj main apne ahd ka aur shahr ka wo zamir bhi hun

jo aaj aur kal ke mod par hai
jo dekhta aur sochta hai

ki hum buzurgan-e-sahab-e-ikhtiyar ki umr-khurda danish
khade safar ke asir waqton ki kaisi zanjir ban gai hai

ki jo hamari siyah-shab khak se lipat kar
sabhi ki taqdir ban gai hai

jo aaj se milne wale kal ki har ek saat pe halqa halqa utar rahi hai
jo sochta hai

ki hum buzurgan-e-sahab-e-ikhtiyar ki aankh khud se kat kar
hamari nauha-gari ki aarasta shabihon ko kal ke imkan ke nashron ko kab padegi

jo sochta hai
ki ye salasil ki raat lambi hai

aur na jaane tulu-e-subh-e-najat kab ho
ki hum buzurgan-e-sahab-e-ikhtiyar ke faisle ki saat

hamare khwabon ke sath kab ho