aaya ufuq ki sej tak aa kar palat gaya
lekin urus-e-shab ka wo ghunghat ulat gaya

dil mein basi hain kitni tere baad bastiyan
dariya tha khushk ho ke jaziron mein bat gaya

ek shakhs lautte hue kal tere shahr se
ro ro ke apne naqsh-e-qadam se lipat gaya

main chal raha hun khol badan ka utar kar
ab mere raste ka ye patthar bhi hat gaya

phaili rahengi jholiyan palkon ki kab talak
aaya tha jo umad ke wo baadal to chhat gaya

dasht-e-nazar se itne bagule uthe 'rashid'
ek muskuraate chand ka chehra bhi at gaya