Jalwe shauhrat ke nahin taskeen chahiye

Jalwe shauhrat ke nahin taskeen chahiye
Kya milega aasmaan se zamin chahiye

Pareshaan sa insan dekhiye jidhar chaho
Bina shikan ki apni jabeen chahiye

Kuchle bhi jaayen to kya hua phir
Khaak ko bas do gaz zamin chahiye

Jaanti hai rooh, manzil woh musafir
Isi liye usey hablul mateen chahiye

Khaak hai,  ‘sahil’, jaanta hai baat zurur
Ab khaak hi se usey aafarin chahiye

Taskeen. Aaraam
Bina shikan, without furrows
Jabeen. Maatha. Forehead
Hablul matin. Strong rope, God’s rope
Aafarin. Praise

Ashok sawhny ‘Sahil’