har samt khamushi ka ghana ek hisar tha
hadd-e-nigah silsila-e-kohsar tha

wo aag thi ki jalta raha umr bhar badan
muzmar mere lahu mein kahin ek sharar tha

chhu kar bulandiyon ko hue bad-guman log
phir is ke baad ek musalsal utar tha

hum ne duaen mang kar rokin tabahiyan
lekin har ek shai mein ajab intishaar tha

ek raushni bhi dast-e-masafat mein sath thi
koi to mujh se aage sar-e-rahguzar tha