lab kya khule ki quwwat-e-goyai chhin gai
pesh-e-nigah wo the ki binai chhin gai

honton pe dahshaton ki thi tughyani har taraf
sare gawah khushk the sachchai chhin gai

auron ke nam hi sahi sab sohbaten teri
tere baghair bhi meri tanhai chhin gai

zulm-o-sitam ki takht-nashini ke din jo aae
ghar ghar udas shahr ki ranai chhin gai

dast-e-nigah jab bhi uthe hain ufuq ki samt
aafaq ke nasib ki gahrai chhin gai

itni laziz tar thin ghalat-kariyan 'saba'
mil kar gale burai se achchhai chhin gai