yahan libas ki qimat hai aadmi ki nahin

kai sitaron ko main jaanta hun bachpan se

phul barse kahin shabnam kahin gauhar barse

sar jhukaoge to patthar dewta ho jaega

utar bhi aao kabhi aasman ke zine se

chand sa misra akela hai mere kaghaz par

ajab charagh hun din raat jalta rahta hun

hazaron sher mere so gae kaghaz ki qabron mein

main chahta hun ki tum hi mujhe ijazat do

haqiqaton mein zamana bahut guzar chuke

be-waqt agar jaunga sab chaunk paDenge