main ne jad se ukhadna chaha
us shajar ko jise mohabbat se

main ne khun de ke apna pala tha
meri aankhon ka jo ujala tha

jab na ukhda to main ne us ka tana
tez aare se katna chaha

aah lekin buland chikh us ki
mere kanon ne dil-kharash suni

us se chhuta lahu ka fawwara
mere aangan mein aaj bhi hai khada

wo shajar
ab zamin mein us ki jaden

aur gahri hain
pher ke munh use karahat se

roz main apna khun deta hun
shakh ke hath se samar us ka

talkh
nafrat ke sath leta hun