aag ke sahra mein apna lamha lamha zard tha
baad-e-wahshat chal rahi thi chehra chehra zard tha

aa gaya tha raushni ke daere mein jab shigaf
aagahi ki saltanat mein saya saya zard tha

ek sahifa tha ba-unwan-e-wafadari magar
safhe safhe par thi surkhi nuqta nuqta zard tha

har koi tha hadson ki tez aandhi ka asir
yas ka tha daur-daura chehra chehra zard tha

har tanaffus tha baqa ki kashmakash mein mubtala
wahimon ki sarzamin ka khitta khitta zard tha

is qadar viraniyon ko sath lai thi bahaar
ped ka chehra luta tha patta patta zard tha