ham aksar tirgi men apne pichhe chhup gae hain
magar jab raston men chand ubhra chal paḌe hain
zamana apni uryani pe ḳhuun roega kab tak
hamen dekho ki apne aap ko oḌhe hue hain
mira bistar kisi fōtpath par ja kar laga do
mire bachche abhi se mujh se tarka mangte hain
buland avaz de kar dekh lo koi to hoga
jo galiyan so gai hain to parinde jagte hain
koi tafsil ham se puchhna ho puchh liije
ki ham bhi aine ke samne barson rahe hain
abhi ai dastan-go dastan kahta chala ja
abhi ham jagte hain jumbish-e-lab dekhte hain
hava apne hi jhonkon ka ta.aqub kar rahi hai
ki uḌte patte phir ankhon se ojhal ho rahe hain
hamen bhi is kahani ka koi kirdar samjho
ki jis men lab pe mohren hain dariche bolte hain
idhar se paniyon ka rela kab ka ja chuka hai
magar bachche daraḳhton se abhi chimTe hue hain
mujhe to chalte rahna hai kisi janib bhi ja.un
ki ‘aḳhtar’ mere qadmon men abhi tak raste hain