shaakh se phuul se kya us kaa pata puuchhtii hai
— Asad Badayuni
Shaakh se phuul se kya us kaa pata poochhtee hai
Yaa phir is dasht men kuchh aur havaa poochhtee hai
Main to zakhmon ko khudaa se bhee chhupaanaa chaahoon
Kis liye haal miraa khalq-e-khudaa poochhtee hai
Chashm-e-inkaar men iqraar bhee ho saktaa thaa
ChheDne ko mujhe phir meree anaa poochhtee hai
Tez aandhee ko na fursat hai na ye shauq-e-fuzool
Haal ghunchon kaa mohabbat se sabaa poochhtee hai
Kisee sahraa se guzartaa hai koi naaqa-savaar
Aur mizaaj us kaa havaa sab se judaa poochhtee hai