Ek Nazm

qadam do qadam chal ke thak sa gaya hai

hamare muqaddar ka insan

daraKHton ne apne kai sare pazhmurda patte

hawaon ke ghar se bulae hain

thake-haare rah-raw pe saya karen

us ki KHatir shikasta dilon ka koi git

sab mil ke gaen!

zamin ne kaha hai, ye insan nahin tha

wagarna yun raste mein apne irade ki hitak na karta

yun apne hi sae se be-kar KHaif na hota

na manzil se ghabra ke raste mein girta

yun apne gharane ki tauhin karta!

hamare muqaddar ka insan manzil-ba-manzil

sitaron se guzra hai, bazm-e-nujum-o-qamar jagmaga kar

nishan-e-qadam ban gai hai

shikasta dilon ka sanam ban gai hai

KHudai ke phaile hue silsile hain haram ban gai hai