ik-ik patthar jo.D ke mai.n ne jo diivaar banaa_ii hai

ik-ik patthar jo.D ke mai.n ne jo diivaar banaa_ii hai 
jhaa.Nkhuu us ke piichhe to rusvaa_ii hii rusvaa_ii hai

yo.n lagataa hai sote jaagate auro.n kaa mohataaj huu.N mai.n 
aa.Nkhe.n merii apanii hai.n par un me.n niind paraa_ii hai

dekh rahe hai.n sab hairat se niile-niile paanii ko 
puuchhe kaun samandar se tujh me.n kitanii gahara_ii hai

sab kahate hai.n ik jannat  utarii hai merii dharatii par
mai.n dil me.n sochuu.N shaayad kam_zor merii biinaa_ii hai

baahar sahan me.n pe.Do.n par kuchh jalate bujhate juganuu the
hairat hai phir ghar ke andar  kis ne aag lagaa_ii hai

aaj huaa maaluum mujhe is shahar ke chand sayaano.n se 
apanii raah badalate rahanaa sabase ba.Dii daanaa_ii hai

[daanaa_ii=cleverness]

to.D gaye paimaan-e-vafaa is daur me.n kaise kaise log 
ye mat soch 'Qateel' ki bas ik yaar teraa harajaa_ii hai