bande zameen aur aasmaan sarmaa ki shab kahaaniyaan
— Aitbar Sajid
Bande zameen aur aasmaan sarmaa kee shab kahaaniyaan
Sachchee hain ye rifaaqaten baaqee hain sab kahaaniyaan
Kheme ukhaD ujaD ga.e aisi havaa-e-shab chalee
Kirnen zameen pe likh ga.iin kaisee ajab kahaaniyaan
Vus.at-e-dasht ke makeen vaadee men kuuch kar ga.e
Shaakhon pe barf likh ga.ee naghma-ba-lab kahaaniyaan
Chaand kee khaak aa ga.ee pairon tale hayaat ke
Aisi kaThin rivaayaten aisi kaDhab kahaaniyaan
Jauhar-e-haq nahin milaa mujh ko kisee kitaab men
MiTTee se sun raha hoon main aalee-nasab kahaaniyaan
Vus.at-e-koh-o-dasht ho shahr o nagar kaa gasht ho
Meraa safar hikaayaten meraa adab kahaaniyaan
Shahron ko kya khabar ki main kaun hoon kis fazaa men hoon
Likhnee hain ek din mujhe sabr-talab kahaaniyaan