dil hai viran bayaban ki tarah
gosha-e-shahr-e-khamoshan ki tarah

hae wo jism tah-e-khak hai aaj
jis ne rakkha tha hamein jaan ki tarah

sahab-e-khana samajhte the jise
chal diya ghar se wo mehman ki tarah

chand suraj ka guman tha jis par
bujh gaya sham-e-shabistan ki tarah

saya-e-atifat ab sar pe nahin
saya-e-abr-e-gurezan ki tarah

hai agar apna muqaddar bhi to hai
tang bas tangi-e-daman ki tarah