katata hun raat-bhar apne lahu ki dhaar ko
ye shor-o-shar to pahle din se aadam-zad mein hai
wo saneha hua tha ki bas dil dahal gae!
be-sabaat subh sham aur mera wajud
hamare shahr mein aane ki surat chahti hain
peDon ki ghani chhanw aur chait ki hiddat thi
ye dar-o-diwar par be-nam se chup-chap sae
kis ka chehra DhunDa dhup aur chhanw mein
