wo ek naam jo dariyaa bhii hai kinaaraa bhii
— Asad Badayuni
Wo ek naam jo dariyaa bhee hai kinaaraa bhee
Rahaa hai us se bahut raabta hamaaraa bhee
Chaman vahee ki jahaan par labon ke phuul khilen
Badan vahee ki jahaan raat ho gavaaraa bhee
Hamen bhee lamha-e-rukhsat se haul aataa hai
Judaa huaa hai koee mehrbaan hamaaraa bhee
Alaamat-e-shajar-e-saaya-daar bhee wo jism
Kharaabi-e-dil-o-deeda kaa isti.aara bhee
Ufuq thakan kee ridaa men lipaTtaa jaataa hai
So ham bhee chup hain aur is shaam kaa sitaaraa bhee