hujum shoala mein tha halqa-e-sharar mein tha
kab apna khwab mein koi saya-e-shajar main tha

main aaj phir tujhe kya dekh paunga duniya
wo shakhs der talak aaj phir nazar mein tha

siyah fazaon mein unchi udan se pahle
kiran kiran ka ujala sa baal o par mein tha

khunuk fazaon mein us dasht-e-gham ke aane tak
hamare sath koi aur bhi safar mein tha

sharar sharar the jo lamhe hasin lagte the
jo lutf tha bhi to kuchh qurb-e-mukhtasar mein tha

bikhar ke tut gae hum bikharti duniya mein
khud-afrini ka sauda hamare sar mein tha