dohraate hue ashk mere bahne lage the
wo qisse jo masum charaghon ne kahe the

muddat se meri aankh ke dar chir raha hai
wo khwab jo ujlat mein nahin dekh sake the

hum log hawalati nahin qaidi-e-dil the
so qaid ke aalam mein tujhe soch rahe the

main kahta raha raushni-parwar hain bacha lo
jab log charaghon ke gale kat rahe the

ye kya ki palat kar koi wapas nahin aaya
duniya teri jaanib to kai log gae the

puchha na kisi shakhs ne bhi haal hamara
nuqsan faqiron ka sabhi bhul gae the

jab log wahan raqs ke mahaul mein gum the
hum donon bichhadne ka sabab dhund rahe the

kal raat ajab tarz ki wahshat ka saman tha
tanhai mein darwazon ke dar khol diye the

karna tha mujhe par kisi aankh ka sahil
aur zad-e-safar mein bhi faqat kachche ghade the