abhi hum khub-surat hain hamare jism auraq-e-khizani ho gae hain aur rida-e-zakhm se aarasta hain phir bhi dekho to hamari khush-numai par koi harf aur kashida-qamti mein kham nahin aaya hamare hont zahrili ruton se kasni hain aur chehre ratjagon ki shoalagi se aabnusi ho chuke hain aur zakhmi khwab nadida jaziron ki zamin par is tarah bikhre pade hain jis tarah tufan-zada kashti ke tukdon ko samundar sahilon par phenk deta hai lahu ki barishen ya khud-kushi ki khwahishen thin is aziyyat ke safar mein kaun sa mausam nahin aaya magar aankhon mein nam lahje mein sam honton pe koi naghma-e-matam nahin aaya abhi tak dil hamare khanda-e-tiflan ki surat be-kudurat hain abhi hum khub-surat hain zamane ho gae hum ku-e-jaanan chhod aae the magar ab bhi bahut se aashna na-ashna hamdam aur un ki yaad ke manus qasid aur un ki chahaton ke hijr-name dur deson se hamari or aate hain gulabi mausamon ki dhup jab naurasta sabze par qadam rakhti hui mamura-e-tan mein dar aati hai tu barfani badan mein ju-e-khun aahistagi se gungunati hai udasi ka parinda chup ke jangal mein sar-e-shakh-e-nihaal-e-gham chahakta hai koi bhula hua bisra hua dukh aabla bin kar tapakta hai to yun lagta hai jaise harf apne zinda aawazon ki surat hain abhi hum khub-surat hain hamari khush-numai harf-e-haq ki ru-numai hai usi khatir to hum aashufta-jaan ushshaq ki yaadon mein rahte hain ki jo un par guzarti hai wo kahte hain hamari harf-sazi ab bhi mahbub-e-jahan hai shaeri shorid-gan-e-ishq ke wird-e-zaban hai aur gulabon ki tarah shadan chehre lal o marjaan ki tarah lab sandalin hathon se chahat aur aqidat ki bayazon par hamare nam likhte hain sabhi dard-ashna isar mashrab ham-nafas ahl-e-qafas jab maqtalon ki samt jate hain hamare bait gate hain abhi tak naz karte hain sab ahl-e-qafila apne hudi-khwanon par aashufta-kalamon par abhi hum dastakhat karte hain apne qatl-namon par abhi hum aasmanon ki amanat aur zaminon ki zarurat hain abhi hum khub-surat hain