mud kar pichhe dekh rahi hun
kya kya kuchh wirse mein mila tha

aur kya kuchh main chhod rahi hun
mera ghar tufan-zada tha

mere buzurgon ne dekha tha
wo ifrit-e-waqt ki jis ne

un se sab kuchh chhin liya tha
phir bhi kya kuchh mujh ko mila tha

chehron par mehnat ki chamak thi
aankhon mein ghairat ki damak thi

hath mein hath dhare the kaise
khali hath bhare the kaise

mil-jul kar rahne ki rawish thi
zinda rahne ki khwahish thi

ye sab kuchh us ghar se mila tha
wo ghar jo ek khali ghar tha

main ne ek bhare kumbe mein
apne hanste-baste ghar mein

khauf ka wirsa chhod diya hai
rishta-e-jurat tod diya hai

lahjon mein lafzon ki bachat hai
qurbat mein kitni wahshat hai

apni khushiyan apne aangan
apne khilaune apne daman

mud kar pichhe dekh rahi hun
kya kya kuchh wirsa mein mila tha

aur kya kuchh main chhod rahi hun