batti bujha ke hero heroine lipaT gae

gul-dan mein gulab ki kaliyan mahak uThin

kitna mushkil hai zindagi karna

alwi ne aaj din mein kahani sunai thi

munh-zabani quran paDhte the

is bhari duniya se wo chal diya chupke se yun

dil ka aaina hua jata hai dhundla dhundla

abhi do chaar hi bunden girin hain

DhunDta hun main zamin achchhi si

utar phenkun badan se phaTi purani qamis

raat paDe ghar jaana hai

main nahaq din kaT raha hun

kanTe ki tarah sukh ke rah jaoge alwi

dekha to sab ke sar pe gunahon ka bojh tha

dil hai pyasa husain ke manind