guzarte waqt ke viran jaziron ki saza peshaniyon par sabt hai
aazurdagi ke kil jismon mein gade hain

bad-nasibi gardanon ka tauq hai
aur mehnaton ke hat khali hain

hawa ke sath gandum ki mahak shahron mein udti hai
zakhira ghar muqaffal hain

mashaqqat ka badal kadwe kasile mausamon ka zaiqa hai
hum purani jholiyan phailae khwahish ke andhere raston par

ulte latke chikhte hain
aur khush-fahmi ki mitti par lakiren khinchte hain

aasman ki samt takte hain
ki shayad raat-din ke darmiyani faslon ke khatm hone ki bashaarat ho

dukhon ke kaghazon pe sukh ibarat ho