na faisla tumhaara hai na faisla hamara hai
ye waqt ke qazzaq ne chhupa ke tir mara hai

faqih-e-shahr zindagi ki aankh ka jo nur tha
wo main ne tere aastan pe khwab la ke wara hai

sitar-gan ki bazm mein udas chand dekhna
na-jaane kaisa khwab hai na-jaane kya ishaara hai

hamein ye khwab titliyan talashna hain umr-bhar
ki hath khali nikle hain charagh hai na tara hai

pas-e-ghubar waqt yun pukarta hai kaun ye
ki hijr-o-gham ka silsila batao kyun gawara hai

'sajjad' bhi malul hai ki qafila hai sham ka
falak pe ek chand hai jo aakhiri sahaara hai