bitha ke kandhe pe lai thi raat use
shafaq ne hans ke kiya tha istiqbaal

hawa ne ragni chhedi faza mein git ghule
saja ke patton ki thaali mein os ke jugnu

utari thi pedon ne aarti us ki
magar bulandi pe aa kar badal gae tewar

shikan ghurur ki peshani par jhalakne lagi
nigah-e-qahr-o-hiqarat se dekhti sab ko

mizaj garm hua aur garm aur bhi garm
junun sar mein faqat main ka hi samaya raha

aur is ghamand mein wo bhul baitha hai
ki us ke pichhe hi hai sham ka saya

zamin bulandi ki hoti nahin hamwar kabhi
yahan pe shakhs nahin shakhsiyat thaharti hai