baDi chiiz hai ye supurdagi kaa mahin pal — Ateequllah

kuchh aur din abhi is jaa qayaam karnaa thaa
yahaan charaagh vahaan par sitaara dharnaa thaa

zaraa se rizq mein barkat bhi kitni hoti thi
aur ik charaagh se kitne charaagh jalte the

tum ne to faqat us ki rivaayat hi suni hai
ham ne vo zamaana bhi guzarte hue dekhaa

ye raah-e-talab yaaro gumraah bhi karti hai
saamaan usi kaa thaa jo be-sar-o-saamaan thaa

aaina aaina tairtaa koi aks
aur har khvaab mein dusraa khvaab hai

fazaa mein haath to uTThe the ek saath kai
kisi ke vaaste koi duaa na kartaa thaa