justujuu khoe huon ki umr bhar karte rahe
— Parveen Shakir
Justujoo kho.e huon kee umr bhar karte rahe
Chaand ke hamraah ham har shab safar karte rahe
Raaston kaa ilm thaa ham ko na samton kee khabar
Shahr-e-naa-maaloom kee chaahat magar karte rahe
Ham ne khud se bhee chhupaayaa aur saare shahr ko
Tere jaane kee khabar deevaar-o-dar karte rahe
Wo na aa.egaa hamen ma.aloom thaa is shaam bhee
Intizaar us kaa magar Kuch soch kar karte rahe
Aaj aayaa hai hamen bhee un uDaanon kaa khayaal
Jin ko tere zo.am men be-baal-o-par karte rahe