rone ko bahut roe bahut aah-o-fughan ki
katti nahin zanjir magar sud-o-ziyan ki

aaen jo yahan ahl-e-khirad soch ke aaen
is shahr se milti hain haden shahr-e-guman ki

karte hain tawaf aaj wo khud apne gharon ka
jo sair ko nikle the kabhi sare jahan ki

is dasht ke anjam pe pahle se nazar thi
tasir samajhte the hum aawaz-e-sagan ki

ilzam lagata hai yahi hum pe zamana
taswir banate hain kisi aur jahan ki

pahle hi kaha karte the mat ghaur se dekho
har baat nirali hai yahan dida-waran ki

'ashufta' ab us shakhs se kya khak nibahen
jo baat samajhta hi nahin dil ki zaban ki