har taraf khushiyan hi khushiyan thin nagar raushan tha
hum jise chhod ke aae the wo ghar raushan tha

raushni mein bhi andheron ka guman hota hai
tum mere sath the jab tak to safar raushan tha

wo mujhe chhod gaya par use malum na tha
dur tak azm-e-safar sath tha dar raushan tha

log shayad use aasar-e-qadima samjhen
is udasi pe na ja ye bhi khandar raushan tha

khud-numai ka use aane laga kaisa nasha
jis taraf us ki nigahen thin hunar raushan tha

baadshahat mere hisse mein kabhi thi hi nahin
phir bhi peshani pe wo shams-o-qamar raushan tha

us ki qismat mein bhi thoda sa ujala tha 'surur'
jo diya bujhta hua waqt-e-sahar raushan tha