jin ke hathon mein kabhi shisha tha patthar dekha
waqt ka kaisa ye badla hua manzar dekha

dekh kar mujh ko to munh pher liya karte the
aaj kya baat hai tum ne mujhe hans kar dekha

jal gaya nakhl-e-ana khak hui shakh-e-zamir
chehra-e-gul ne ajab dhup ka manzar dekha

mere aslaf ne ehsan kiye the jin par
main ne un ko bhi harifon ke barabar dekha

ham-safar jin ko samajhte the unhen hum ne 'alim'
aastinon mein chhupae hue khanjar dekha