kisi khamosh chehre par wo itminan ka manzar
jigar ko katta hai ab bhi qabristan ka manzar

azab-e-shiddat-e-karb-e-judai ko wo kya jaane
ki dekha hi na ho jis ne nikalti jaan ka manzar

uthi kursi kata sabza gire patte udi chidiyan
tumhaare baad kya se kya hua dalan ka manzar

kahan hun kaun hun ye puchhta phirta hun logon se
ki mujh se kho gaya shayad meri pahchan ka manzar

darida-naqsh zakhmi lafz larzida qataron mein
lahu mein kis ne ranga hai mere diwan ka manzar

hamare qatl par chashm-e-falak mein khun utrega
fazaon mein sajega surkh se tufan ka manzar

naha ke pyar ki barish mein us ne dhup jab pahni
nazar mein ghul gaya qaus-e-quzah ke than ka manzar

darun-e-zehn jab zebaish-e-afkar hi na ho
gharon mein kya hai phir aaraish-e-saman ka manzar

wo jitne dip andar hain wo aankhon mein hi jalte hain
aur aankhen hi dikhati hain dil-e-viran ka manzar

samajhta hun teri sari kahani main ki kya hogi
hai dikhne mein agar aisa tere unwan ka manzar

bhari duniya ka 'tahir' chappa chappa chhan mara hai
nahin paya kahin bhi shahr-e-pakistan ka manzar