chingariyon ka raqs tha bujhte alaw mein
kal raat ek qatl hua tha padaw mein

kya us ke ji mein aai thi wo shakhs kaun tha
ek chikh kho gai thi nadi ke bahaw mein

duniya ne us ki baat na mani ye aur baat
sanjidgi zarur thi us ke sujhao mein

hain zer-e-ab gauhar-e-nayab be-shumar
kya kya samet laenge chhoti si naw mein

ye kaun apne rukh ka sawera liye hue
chupke se aa gaya mere sune padaw mein

us jaisa koi dusra milta nahin 'sahar'
mashhur tha wo shakhs bahut rakh-rakhaw mein