tum hijrat ka karb nahin jante
tum ne ‘intizar-husain’ ke afsane nahin padhe
‘nasir’-kazmi’ ke ashar men chhupe hue nauhe nahin sune
jo hindostan ko bante dekha hota
gharon ko jalte dekha hota
ismaten lutti gardanen katti
zindagi bikharti dekhi hoti
to shayad tum hijrat ka karb jaan lete
fast-fōd ke shauqin
apne haal men gum
tumhara koi mazhab koi nazriya nahin hai
pet ki bhuuk se jins ki asudgi tak
haivani fitrat
is hijrat ke dard ko kaise mahsus kar sakti hai