kiranon se taraasha hua ik noor ka paikar
sharamaaya hua khvaab kee chaukhat pe khada hai
yaad aaee na kabhee be-sar-o-saamaanee mein
dekh kar ghar ko gareeb-ul-vatanee yaad aaee
zer-e-pa ab na zameen hai na falak hai sar par
sail-e-takhleeq bhee girdaab ka manzar nikala
sher of Waheed Akhtar