aivaan-e-adaalat me.n
patharaa_ii hu_ii aa.Nkhe.n
patharaaye hue chehare
patharaa_ii hu_ii saa.Nse.n
chama.De kii zubaano.n par
patharaa_ii hu_ii baate.n
fariyaad kaTaghare me.n
ro ro ke ta.Dapatii thii
qaanuun ke rakhavaale
kal le ke gaye jis ko
ab us ko yahaa.N laaye.n
vo naash to dikhalaaye.n
patharaaye hue chehare
ek dam ko_ii dil dha.Dakaa
sholaa-saa kahii.n bha.Dakaa
jab tak ki ko_ii samajhe
lo phuut bahe dhaare
aavaaze.n mile baaham
aur guu.Nj uThe naare
maasuum-sii jaano.n ke
betaab javaano.n ke
kyaa shor lahuu kaa thaa
kyaa guu.Nj thii naaro.n me.n
aivaan-e-adaalat me.n
patharaaye hue kamare
dam rok ke sunate the
jab surKh salaam aayaa
maqatuul kaa naam aayaa
ghuu.Nsaa-saa lagaa dil par
aa.Nkho.n se lahuu phuuTaa
jiite raho dil vaalo
patthar to ko_ii TuuTaa