soch ke be-samt darwazon pe jab patthar laga
sapne ki wadi ko taj kar rup-nagar mein aaya kar
wo zard chehra moattar nigah jaisa tha
mujhi se puchh raha tha mera pata koi
qaid-e-tanhai se qaid-e-umr mein aa jaunga
zaban jis ko har ek bole usi ka nam hai urdu
lohe aur patthar ki sari taswiren miT jaengi
majid ne bairag liya hai koi aisi baat nahin
aandhe moD ko jo bhi kaTe aahista guzre
honT ki surKHi jhank uThti hai shishe ke paimanon se
