kisee ke zakhm par chaahat se pattee kaun baandhega
agar bahanen nahin hongee to raakhee kaun baandhega
main ne kal shab chaahaton kee sab kitaaben phaad den
sirf ik kaagaz pe likkha lafz-e-maan rahane diya
ham nahin the to kya kamee thee yahaan
ham na honge to kya kamee hogee
din bhar kee mashaqqat se badan choor hai lekin
maa ne mujhe dekha to thakan bhool gaee hai
gar kabhee rona hee pad jae to itana rona
aa ke barasaat tire saamane tauba kar le
lipat jaata hoon maan se aur mausee muskuraatee hai
main urdoo mein gazal kahata hoon hindee muskuraatee hai
sagee bahanon ka jo rishta rishta hai urdoo aur hindee mein
kaheen duniya kee do zinda zabaanon mein nahin milata
hans ke milata hai magar kaafee thakee lagatee hain
us kee aankhen kaee sadiyon kee jagee lagatee hain
tumhaare shahar mein mayyat ko sab kaandha nahin dete
hamaare gaanv mein chhappar bhee sab mil kar uthaate hain
shahar ke raste hon chaahe gaanv kee pagadandiyaan
maa kee ungalee thaam kar chalana bahut achchha laga