faza mein bikhre hue rang jhilmilate kya
wahi hawa thi charaghon ko phir jalate kya

shikasta jism tha suraj ka qahr jhele hue
baraste abr ke chhinte hamein jagate kya

tamam daur ki lahren thin khwab ki surat
baja thi pyas sarabon mein dub jate kya

har ek lamha tha apne hi aks se dhundla
guzarte waqt ko hum aaina dikhate kya

labon pe jam gai diwar-o-dar ki khamoshi
tamam shahr tha viran sada lagate kya

yahan bhi kis ko thi ummid par utarne ki
nadi jo rah mein milti to laut aate kya

bhatak rahe hain zamane se gham ke sahra mein
ab aur us ki sada ka fareb khate kya

tamam umr guzari rawan-dawan 'rashid'
the barg-e-khushk kahin par qadam jamate kya