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