tarikiyon ka ham the hadaf dekhte rahe
sayyare sab hamari taraf dekhte rahe
TukḌe hamare dil ke paḌe the yahan vahan
tha pattharon se jin ko shaghaf dekhte rahe
barsi thi ek gham ki ghaTa is dayar men
chehron ka dhul raha tha kalaf dekhte rahe
moti mile na ḳhvab ki parchha.iyan milin
ankhon ke khol khol sadaf dekhte rahe
bujhti hui si ek shabih zehn men liye
miTti hui sitaron ki saf dekhte rahe
sapne talash karte rahe zindagi men ham
ik ret ki nadi men sadaf dekhte rahe
goya tha ek aalam ka dariya chaḌha hua
‘shahid’ sifat-e-shah-e-najaf dekhte rahe
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