baghair tere hon mah-o-anjum ki shisha-o-jam bujh gae hain
jale the kitne charagh lekin sabhi sar-e-sham bujh gae hain

wahi hai qanun-e-jurm-e-ulfat dilon pe qaiden labon pe pahre
dilon ke naghmat ruk gae hain labon ke paigham bujh gae hain

na us ke rukhsar ki shafaq hai na aarzu ki koi kiran hai
sahar ye kaisi sahar hai yaro ki sab dar-o-baam bujh gae hain

hua hai viran shahr-e-dil yun ki jaise viran hua ho mandir
koi sanam-khana lut gaya hai ki ru-e-asnam bujh gae hain

hain dasht-e-ghurbat mein pa-barahna na jaane kitne hi 'mir'-o-'ghaalib'
udas mai-khanon ki fazaon mein kitne khayyam bujh gae hain

'payam' maqtul aarzuon ka ek janaza hai zindagi bhi
thi jis se har anjuman charaghan wo dil tah-e-dam bujh gae hain