kurra-e-arz ko tarik bana dena tha
hijr ki shab mein sitaron ko bujha dena tha

kitni dahshat hai mere shahr mein sannate ki
nakhl-e-awaz yahan bhi to laga dena tha

tu ki maujud agar misl-e-hawa sehn mein tha
shajar-e-jamid-o-sakit ko hila dena tha

pur-sukun kab se mere dil ka hai sahra-e-sukut
aa ke is mein bhi kabhi hashr utha dena tha

husn ke manzar-e-saffak nazar aate saf
parda-e-khwab ko aankhon se hata dena tha

rang kuchh subh-e-qayamat ka alag hi hota
chehra-e-mehr se bhi rang uda dena tha