mere raste men bhii ashjaar ugaayaa kiije
— Adeem Hashmi
Mere raste men bhee ashjaar ugaayaa kiije
Main bhee insaan huun mire sar pe bhee saayaa kiije
Raat din raah men aankhen na bichhaayaa kiije
Raushnee men to charaaghon ko bujhaayaa kiije
Aap itnaa to mire vaaste kar sakte hain
Aap us shakhs kee baaten hee sunaayaa kiije
Haath men jo hai bahaar us ko to aane diije
Kaaghazon par to hare peD banaayaa kiije
Raaste dhuup se pighle hee chale jaate hain
Aap baadal hain to phir shahr pe saayaa kiije
Qaid-e-tanhaa.ee men kyaa aa.egee koee aavaaz
BaiTh kar apnee hee zanjeer hilaayaa kiije
Jaa chukaa shahr se vo apnee udaasee le kar
Umr bhar ab dar-o-deevaar sajaayaa kiije
Leejiye toD gayaa dam vo sadaaon kaa Dasaa
Cheekhiye ab ki yahaan shor machaayaa kiije
Phuul khilte hain kahaan khushk chaTaanon men 'adeem'
Raah ke sang hee aankhon se lagaayaa kiije