dhup ne guzarish ki
ek bund barish ki
lo gale paDe kanTe
kyun gulon ki KHwahish ki
jagmaga uThe tare
baat thi numaish ki
ek patinga ujrat thi
chhipkili ki jumbish ki
hum tawaqqo rakhte hain
aur wo bhi baKHshish ki
lutf aa gaya 'alwi'
wah KHub koshish ki
Mohammad Alvi 
