duriyon ki dhund men gum
ho chuka hai karvan ab
uth raha hai duur tak kaala dhuan jo
mud ke us ko tak raha hai
ghup-andhere ghaar ki tah men akeli
na-tavan ik zindagi panjon ke bal
patthar ki unchi sidhiyon par
hanpti koshish ki baisakhi ko thame
rengti hai!
paniyon ki aag men jhulsi hui nazren tiki hain
duur unchai pe darvaze se aati raushni par
char-su bikhre hue bas
na-umidi ke khas-o-khashak hain
uupar ko jaati an-ginat patthar ki unchi
sidhiyan hain!!