kale kawwon ne tabahi wo machai tauba

kale kawwon ne tabahi wo machai tauba
bagh ke tote ude bagh mein amrud na the
mere bare mein bade logon ne kya kya na kaha
waqi'a ye ki jinhen sunna tha maujud na the


masjiden bain kiye jati thin khamoshi se
sajda-gahen thi magar sajid-o-masjud na the
ek ko sajda kiya ek basaya dil mein
achchhe lagte the mujhe but mere ma'bud na the


un ke hote hue kya qaum taraqqi karti
muqtadir the wo koi sahib-e-bahbud na the
tum se pahle bhi kahan achchhe the itne lekin
bigde sanwre hue haalat the nabud na the


main na kahta tha ahad hote hain la-had sare
‘khan-hasrat' ke irade kabhi mahdud na the