Juz qais aur koi na aaya barooai kar
Sahra magar bah tangiye chashme husood tha
Aashaftagi ne naqshe suaida kiya durust
Zahir hua ki, dag ka sarmaya door tha
Tha khuaab mein khayal ko tujh se muamila
Jab aankh khul gaie, na zaiya’n tha na sood tha
Laita hon maktabe game dil mein sabaq, hunooz
Laikin yahi ki “raft” gaya’ aur “bood” tah
Dhanpa kafan ne dage uyoobe barahnagi
Mein, warna har libas mein nanage wajood tha
Teeshe bagair, mar na saka kohan, Asad!
Sargashtai khumare rusoom-o-quood tha