wo talluq zindagi jis mein raha bil-wasta main
us samet ek din sipurd-e-taq-e-nisyan ho gaya main

bas yahi mausam tha aisa hi saman tha yaad hoga
taq-e-jaan mein shama ek raushan hui aur bujh gaya main

ek din aisa ki thi qurban us par jaan si shai bhi
ek din rone laga ek shakhs se ba-qaeda mein

dastan-e-gham meri sunne ko ek samea mila jab
qahqahe pahle lagae aur phir chup ho gaya main

sham-e-mimbar par fazilat ke bahut sanjida farhan
subh-dam afsurdagi ke farsh par bikhra hua main

wapsi ki rah kyun milti nahin hai sath walo
garche is bazar mein aaya gaya hun barha main