jab jhut rawiyon ke qalam bolne lage
har khud-sari ko jah-o-hasham bolne lage

ek izn-e-lab-kushai ne bebak kar diya
dekho kis e'timad se hum bolne lage

koi kisi se puchh raha tha tera suragh
uth uth ke mere naqsh-e-qadam bolne lage

samjhe the aastin chhupa legi sab gunah
lekin ghazab hua ki sanam bolne lage

haq-goi ke mahaz pe manzar badal gaya
khamosh sab arab hain ajam bolne lage

tambih ki thi dil ki dahan bhi siye magar
main kya karun ki dida-e-nam bolne lage

mahaul bad-guman tha tang aa ke 'taj' bhi
khamosh hone wale the kam bolne lage