udaasii aasmaan hai dil miraa kitnaa akelaa hai
— Bashir Badr
Udaasee aasmaan hai dil miraa kitnaa akelaa hai
Parinda shaam ke pul par bahut khaamosh baiThaa hai
Main jab so jaa.oon in aankhon pe apne honT rakh denaa
Yaqeen aa jaa.egaa palkon tale bhee dil dhaDaktaa hai
Tumhaare shahr ke saare diye to so ga.e kab ke
Havaa se poochhnaa dahleez pe ye kaun jaltaa hai
Agar fursat mile paanee kee tahreeron ko paDh lenaa
Har ik dariyaa hazaaron saal kaa afsaana likhtaa hai
Kabhee main apne haathon kee lakeeron se naheen uljhaa
Mujhe ma.aloom hai qismat kaa likkhaa bhee badaltaa hai