Chumta Pani, Pani Pani

phaTte irade yaqin musibat panw dhulae

chashma ki honT shabih-e-luab mayassar raat anokha saneha ho jaega

maile kanwal ke phul Dubota lipaT lipaT kar chumta pani, pani pani

nadamat se maghlub KHarabi: madd-o-jazr maujud tabiat ka taKHrib tamasha

murajat aankhon se ojhal chhuti bahati be-tartib azab hai

hari-bhari bechaargi kaise? aks-e-shabahat pankhuDiyon ka

wo jo irade ki tarkib nahin pa sakta laraz raha hai

phul tashaddud KHauf mein gharq-e-hararat Dubti ubharti patiyan

kenchuli utre to baat bane main kah dun? kar guzrun?

aasab tashannuj phailti be-ruKH baaton ki tardid-e-qayamat kar bhi chuko

ye hadsa daera sa ye simaTta phailta sarpaT bhagte qadmon ki lu par jal-bhun rakh ho

shoala thirakta riDh ki haDDi se maghz ke hukm-e-salasil chaTta

din pane ki laghzish kar le kar hi le majburi aa leti hai

chau-gard ki gardish rakh qarine ki yakjai tamsil-e-ba-zahir ki taid mein rakhti hai

ungliyan ungliyan, baaten baaten, pasina pasina baqi baqi

aur bechaargi

taham to ye tayaqqun tark-e-taghaful Thahre

qaul qayamat aane ke jatan kare taqrib-e-tamasha DhunDe

chhupi rahe, taDpae, taDpe