diye palkon ke sare bujh rahe hain
sar-e-shab hi sitare bujh rahe hain

in aankhon ne jinhen raushan kiya tha
wo sab manzar hamare bujh rahe hain

bahut kam ho chali hai aatish-e-khak
zamin tere sharare bujh rahe hain

siyahat hath mal kar rah gai hai
sar-e-sahil shikare bujh rahe hain

pae shab sair aaya bhi kahan main
jahan sare nazare bujh rahe hain

na halchal hai na koi mauj-e-bosa
samundar ke kinare bujh rahe hain

main yakh-basta hua jata hun 'afsar'
mere jazbaat sare bujh rahe hain