koi ghul hua tha na shor-e-khizan
ujadne lagin khud-ba-khud bastiyan

jise dekhne ghar se nikle the hum
dhuan ho gaya sham ka wo saman

sabhi kuchh to dariya baha le gaya
tujhe aur kya chahiye aasman

bas ek dhund hai aur kuchh bhi nahin
rawana hui thin jidhar kashtiyan

abhi tai-shuda koi jada nahin
abhi tak bhatakte hain sab karwan

yahi ek khabar garm thi shahr mein
ki ek shokh bachche ne khinchi kaman

tamasha dikha ke gai subh-e-nau
khamoshi hai phir se wahi darmiyan

taaruf mera koi mushkil nahin
main 'ashufta' changezi ibn-e-khizan