pachpan baras ki umr to hone ko aa gai

sagi bahnon ka jo rishta rishta hai urdu aur hindi mein

wusat-e-sahra bhi munh apna chhupa kar nikli

jitne bikhre hue kaghaz hain wo yakja kar le

kal apne-ap ko dekha tha man ki aankhon mein

bachchon ki fees unki kitaben qalam dawat

so jate hain footpath pe aKHbar bichha kar

barbaad kar diya hamein pardes ne magar

chalti phirti hui aaankhon se azan dekhi hai

jab bhi kashti meri sailab mein aa jati hai

gar kabhi rona hi paD jae to itna rona

tumhaara nam aaya aur hum takne lage rasta

main rah-e-ishq ke har pech-o-KHam se waqif hun

ab aap ki marzi hai sambhaalen na sambhaalen

lipaT jata hun man se aur mausi muskuraati hai