bujh gae manzar ufuq par har nishan maddham hua
lamha lamha sara rang-e-asman maddham hua

thak gae ham-rah mere jagne wale sabhi
aakhir-e-shab mujh mein bhi ek shor-e-fughan maddham hua

mahw ho jaunga main bhi ek din har zehn se
aainon mein jaise aks-e-raftagan maddham hua

raat dhalte dhalte aai subh ki dahliz tak
dil ne lai tabdil kar di saz-e-jaan maddham hua

hasil o darkar ki har fikr zail ho gai
ek nazar utthi har ek rang-e-ziyan maddham hua

ab kahan wo sahra-zad o pasdaran-e-junun
sahra sahra wahshaton ka har nishan maddham hua

harf-e-dil-dari nahin rasm-e-dil-azari nahin
lahja-e-har-mehrban na-mehrban maddham hua

ek charagh ek aaina meri mata-e-be-baha
rah gaya harf-e-yaqin naqsh-e-guman maddham hua

har nishan-e-baam-dar jab mit gaya 'aslam' to kya
zor-e-tufan tham gaya aab-e-rawan maddham hua