balli-maran ke mohalle ki vo pechida dalilon ki si galiyan
samne taal ki nukkad pe bateron ke qaside
gudgudati hui paan ki pikon men vo daad vo vaah va
chand darvazon pe latke hue bosida se kuchh taat ke parde
ek bakri ke mimyane ki avaz
aur dhundlai hui shaam ke be-nur andhere saae
aise divaron se munh jod ke chalte hain yahan
chudi-valan kai katre ki badi-bi jaise
apni bujhti hui ankhon se darvaze tatole
isi be-nur andheri si gali-qasim se
ek tartib charaghon ki shurua hoti hai
ek quran-e-sukhan ka safha khulta hai
asadullah-khan-‘ghalib’ ka pata milta hai
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