gum hai faza chaman ki nazaron ko kya hua
gul hain udas udas bahaaron ko kya hua

kyon un ki raushni hai shab-e-gham se dur dur
ai aasman tere sitaron ko kya hua

dekhe to koi un ka taghaful ki baad-e-marg
wo puchhte hain dard ke maron ko kya hua

qarun-e-waqt hai meri haalat pe tana-zan
parwardigar tere sahaaron ko kya hua

bar-e-garan hue hain takallum ke phul bhi
rahon mein chalte-phirte mazaron ko kya hua

mahfuz ahl-e-zulm ka qasr-e-hayat hai
ai dil ki aah tere shararon ko kya hua

wo to hawa-e-waqt ke jhonke the ai 'khaliq'
kyon aaj sochte ho ki yaron ko kya hua