kucha-o-bazar maqtal ho gae
dil ke darwaze muqaffal ho gae

rukh hawa ka dekh kar ghar ke charagh
jal uthe itne ki mashal ho gae

gunjte alfaz mein the mukhtasar
hum khamoshi se mufassal ho gae

zindagi ka sab maza jata raha
masale jitne the sab hal ho gae

hum ne fitrat se yahi sikha sabaq
sanp jab lipta to sandal ho gae

ibtida-e-umr mein sadiyan the hum
aakhiri lamhon mein do pal ho gae