bahut qarib hai pat-jhaḌ ki rut palak na uTha
zamin se aks uTha dhuup ki chamak na uTha
ghilaf-e-sang men lipTa hua hai shahr ka shahr
chali hava to zamin se ghubar tak na uTha
qadam qadam pe ye Dar tha ki ghaat men hai koi
yahan to pa-e-tafakkur men thi jhijak na uTha
phir apna apna kafan le ke chal diye sab log
kisi se bar-e-gham-e-marg-e-mushtarak na uTha
main chob-e-gham tha ki pahron sulag sulag ke jala
kabhi jo sho.ala uTha bhi to yak-ba-yak na uTha
shigaf-e-sar ko vajud-e-hava-e-shor bahut
ye shahr-e-sang hai yaan tohmat-e-namak na uTha
bahut zamin se uThaya uThi na parchha.in
gira tha aks kuchh aisa ki aaj tak na uTha
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