aivaan-e-adaalat me.n
 patharaa_ii hu_ii aa.Nkhe.n
 patharaaye hue chehare
 patharaa_ii hu_ii saa.Nse.n
 chama.De kii zubaano.n par
 patharaa_ii hu_ii baate.n

 fariyaad kaTaghare me.n
 ro ro ke ta.Dapatii thii
 qaanuun ke rakhavaale
 kal le ke gaye jis ko
 ab us ko yahaa.N laaye.n
 vo naash to dikhalaaye.n

 patharaaye hue chehare
 ek dam ko_ii dil dha.Dakaa
 sholaa-saa kahii.n bha.Dakaa
 jab tak ki ko_ii samajhe
 lo phuut bahe dhaare
 aavaaze.n mile baaham
 aur guu.Nj uThe naare
 maasuum-sii jaano.n ke
 betaab javaano.n ke
 kyaa shor lahuu kaa thaa
 kyaa guu.Nj thii naaro.n me.n

 aivaan-e-adaalat me.n
 patharaaye hue kamare
 dam rok ke sunate the
 jab surKh salaam aayaa
 maqatuul kaa naam aayaa
 ghuu.Nsaa-saa lagaa dil par
 aa.Nkho.n se lahuu phuuTaa
 jiite raho dil vaalo
 patthar to ko_ii TuuTaa




mausam ke Khushk patte
 havaa jinhe.n le ga_ii u.Daakar
 agar kabhii in ko dekh paao
 to soch lenaa
 ki in me.n har barg ke namuu me.n
 ziyaa.N gayaa arq shaaKh-e-gul kaa
 kabhii ye sar_sabz ko.npale.n the
 kabhii ye shaadaab bhii rahe hai.n
 khule huye ho.nTh kii tarah narm aur shaguftaa
 bahut dino.n tak
 ye sabz patte
 havaa ke relo.n me.n bebasii se ta.Dap chuke hai.n
 magar ab ye Khushk ho rahe hai.n
 magar ye ab Khushk ho chuke hai.n
 agar kabhii is taraf se guzaro
 to dekh lenaa
 barahanaa shaaKhe.n havaa ke dil me.n ga.Dii hu_ii hai.n
 ye ab tumhaare liye nahii.n hai.n