dekha jo saya shab mein ye samjha nigah ne
shayad wo aaj aa gae wada nibahane

viran si is nawah mein aata hi kaun tha
aabaad kar diya hai ise qatl-gah ne

un qatilon pe kaun muqadma chalaega
jin ko liya panah mein aalam-panah ne

har baat pe jo mujh se ye kahte hain chup raho
kya apne husn ko bhi na denge sarahne

qaem unhin faqiron ke dam se thi saltanat
jin ko kiya hai mulk-badar sarbarah ne

achchha hua sahar ne ulat di naqab-e-fikr
bhatka diya tha raat mujhe wah wah ne

kaghaz agar siyah karen to karen harif
suraj ugae hain meri fikr-o-nigah ne