chup the bargad khushk mausam ka gila karte na the
chal rahi thin aandhiyan patte sada karte na the

hum rasida the ki dekhen dusron ko shoala-pa
the safar mein aur safar ki ibtida karte na the

band tha pani saf-ara the ghanim-e-ru-siyah
hum ada is par bhi rasm-e-karbala karte na the

mutmain the ahl-e-maqtal nim-jaan kar ke mujhe
kaisi hushyari thi sar tan se juda karte na the

hum ko kis shab zinda rahne ki hawas hoti na thi
din mein hum kab khud-kushi ka faisla karte na the

kaise dur-andesh munsif the ki insafan mujhe
mante the be-khata lekin riha karte na the