badal gaii hai fazaa niile aasmaanon ki
— Irfan Siddiqi
Badal ga.ee hai fazaa niile aasmaanon kee
Bahut dinon men khuleen khiDkiyaan makaanon kee
Bas ek baar jo langar uThe to phir kya thaa
Havaa.en taak men thiin jaise baadbaanon kee
Koee pahaaD rukaa hai kabhee zameen ke baghair
Har ek bojh panah chaahtaa hai shaanon kee
To ghaaliban wo hadaf hee hadon se baahar thaa
Ye kaise Toot ga.iin Doriyaan kamaanon kee
Jo hai wo kal ke savaalon ke intizaar men hai
Ye zindagee hai ki hai raat imtihaanon kee