ye zard 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

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

[aivaan = house/palace]

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

[fariyaad = plea; naash = dead body]

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