jo kuchh ki tha wazaif-o-aurad rah gaya
tera hi ek nam faqat yaad rah gaya

zalim teri nigah ne kiye ghar ke ghar kharab
hoga koi makan ki wo aabaad rah gaya

jate hain ham-safir chaman ko par ek main
yan kushta-e-taghaful-e-sayyaad rah gaya

jun hi do-chaar aa ke hua wo nazar-fareb
le kar qalam ko hath mein bahzad rah gaya

is sarw-e-gul-azar ki tarz-e-khiram dekh
khajlat se gad zamin mein shamshad rah gaya

kis kis ka dil na shad kiya tu ne ai falak
ek main hi gham-zada hun ki nashad rah gaya

'bedar' rah-e-ishq kisi se na tai hui
sahra mein qais koh mein farhad rah gaya