masjido.n ke sahan tak jaanaa bahut dushvaar thaa
der se nikalaa to mere raaste me.n daar thaa

apane hii phailaao ke nashe me.n khoyaa thaa daraKht
aur har masuum Tahanii par phalo.n kaa baar thaa

dekhate hii dekhate shaharo.n kii raunaq ban gayaa
kal yahii cheharaa thaa jo har aa_iine pe baar thaa

sab ke dukh suKh us ke chehare pe likhe paaye gaye
aadamii kyaa thaa hamaare shahar kaa aKhabaar thaa

ab mohalle bhar ke daravaazo.n pe dastak hai nasiib
ek zamaanaa thaa ke jab mai.n bhii bahut Khuddaar thaa

kaaGazo.n kii sab siyaahii baarisho.n me.n dhul ga_ii
ham ne jo sochaa tere baare me.n sab bekaar thaa