Dilli 25 June 1975

pal hi pal mein ye sara tamasha hua

shahr ke panw mein sansanati hui

ek goli lagi

aur wo chakra ke

dharti pe aundha gira

dekhte dekhte us ke chaaron taraf

KHun ka ek talab sa ban gaya

jhaDiyon se Dari sahmi chiDiyan uDin

unche unche daraKHton ke

gunjaan patton mein dubke hue

sab parinde uDe

chiKHte chiKHte

aur dahshat-zada aasmanon

ke sahraon mein kho gae

KHun ka ek chhoTa sa talab hai

is mein chup-chap aundha paDa shahr hai

kash de kar zara sa sahaara use

ab uTha le koi

us ki eDi ki haDDi mein aTki hui

garm zahrili goli nikale koi

shahr zinda hai ab tak

bacha le koi