khamosh ho gai thi zaban dekhte rahe
har samt aag aur dhuan dekhte rahe

dekha jidhar jidhar mujhe manzar wahi mila
gardan ko zer-e-nok-e-sinan dekhte rahe

dhote rahe hain lasha-e-fasl-e-bahaar ko
gulshan mein daur-e-baad-e-khizan dekhte rahe

qiston mein todti rahi dam lashkari zaban
ahl-e-qalam sab ahl-e-zaban dekhte rahe

mahfuz kab rahe wo zamane ki chaal se
har mod par jo sud-o-ziyan dekhte rahe

pahunche 'wali' ke shahr mein ek roz hum 'majid'
barpa tha hashr aah-o-fughan dekhte rahe