khol rahe hain muund rahe hain yaadon ke darvaaze log
— Aziz Bano Darab Wafa
Khol rahe hain muund rahe hain yaadon ke darvaaze log
Ik lamhe men kho baiThe hain sadiyon ke andaaze log
Niind uchaT jaane se sab par jhunjhlaahaT see taaree hai
Aankhen meeche baandh rahe hain khawabon ke sheeraaze log
Shahron shahron phirte hain deevaanon kaa bahroop bhare
Khud se chhup kar khud ko DhoonD rahe hain baaze baaze log
Chaltee phirtee laashon ke honTon kee hansee par hairat kiyaa
Murdon par rakkhaa karte hain phuul hamesha taaze log