mere bachche tera bachpan to maine bech Dala

rishton ka bojh Dhona dil dil mein kuDhte rahna

faisla the waqt ka phir be-asar kaise hue

isi umid pe jalti hain dasht dasht aanhken

kiya na tark-e-marasim pe ehtijaj usne

jise main chhu nahin sakta dikhai kyun wo deta hai

apne hone ka kuchh ehsas na hone se hua

the uske sath zawal-e-safar ke sab manzar

na socho tark-e-talluq ke moD par ruk kar

na TuT kar itna hum ko chaho ki ro paDen hum

azabon se Tapakti ye chhaten barson chalengi

main sang-e-rah nahin jo uTha kar tu phenk de

KHatm hone de mere sath hi apna bhi wajud

jo KHas-e-badan tha jala bahut kai nikhaton ki talash mein

hisar-e-gosh-e-samaat ki dastaras mein kahan