qarya e jaan se guzar kar ham ne ye dekhaa bhii hai
— Akhtar Hoshiyarpuri
Qarya-e-jaan se guzar kar ham ne ye dekhaa bhee hai
Jis jagah oonchee chaTaanen hain vahaan dariyaa bhee hai
Dard kaa chaDhtaa samundar jism kaa kachchaa makaan
Aur un ke darmiyaan aavaaz kaa sahraa bhee hai
Ruuh kee gahraa.ee men paataa huun peshaanee ke zakhm
Sirf chaahaa hee nahin main ne use puujaa bhee hai
Raat kee parchhaa.iyaan bhee ghar ke andar band hain
Shaam kee dahleez par sooraj kaa naqsh-e-paa bhee hai
Chaand kee kirnen kharaashen hain dar-o-deevaar par
Aur dar-o-deevaar ke pahloo men ik saayaa bhee hai
Ghar kaa darvaaza muqaffal hai agar dekhe koi
Andar ik kohraam hai jaise koi rahtaa bhee hai
Jab main 'akhtar' pattharon ko aa.ina dikhlaa chukaa
Main ne dekhaa aa.inon ke haath men tesha bhee hai