Prison

ham ahl-e-qafas tanha bhi nahin har roz nasim-e-subh-e-vatan yaadon se moattar aati hai ashkon se munavvar jaati hai...

zindan mein bhi shorish na gai apne junun ki ab sang mudava hai is aashufta-sari ka...

tum to kahte the ki sab qaidi rihai paa gaye phir pas-e-deewar-e-zindan raat-bhar rota hai kaun...

haath uljha hai gareban mein to ghabrao na 'yaas' bediyan kyunkar katin zindan ka dar kyunkar khula...

deewangi meri ke tahayyur mein shab-o-roz hai halqa-e-zanjeer se zindan hama-tan-chashm...

habs-e-davam to nahin duniya ki mar rahun kaahe ko ghar khayal karun rahguzar ko main...