chehre pe chamchamati hui dhup mar gai
suraj ko dhalta dekh ke phir sham dar gai

mabhut se khade rahe sab bas ki line mein
kulhe uchhaalti hui bijli guzar gai

suraj wahi tha dhup wahi shahr bhi wahi
kya chiz thi jo jism ke andar thithar gai

khwahish sukhane rakkhi thi kothe pe dopahar
ab sham ho chali miyan dekho kidhar gai

tahlil ho gai hai hawa mein udasiyan
khali jagah jo rah gai tanhai bhar gai

chehre baghair nikla tha us ke makan se
ruswaiyon ki had se bhi aage khabar gai

rangon ki surkh naf dakhiliya gul-aftab
andhi hawaen khar khatak kan bhar gai