waqt ki bazgasht se kab ye hua ki dar gae
dard ki dhup dhal gai hijr ke din guzar gae

tez qadam nikal gae dhup ki sarhadon se dur
rah ki chhanw dekh kar sust qadam thahar gae

log bhi hain nae nae shahr bhi hain nae nae
baaten wo kho gain kahan raste wo sab kidhar gae

barish-e-rang-o-nur se jaan chaman mein pad gai
phul tamam khil uthe ped sabhi nikhar gae

le ke chale the narmiyan ghar se gulon ki subh ko
barg-e-khizan the sham jab laut ke apne ghar gae

hum ko hawa-e-waqt ne di hai shikast barha
sip ki tarah band the gul ki tarah bikhar gae

sher likhun to kis tarah nazm kahun to kyun bhala
meri zaban chhin gai hath mere katar gae

todna thin riwayaten modna thin hikayaten
log wo khud-pasand the hanste hue jo mar gae