log subh o sham ki nairangiyan dekha kiye
aur hum chup-chap mazi ke nishan dekha kiye

aql to karti rahi daman-e-hasti chaak chaak
hum magar dast-e-junun mein dhajjiyan dekha kiye

khanjaron ki thi numaish har gali har mod par
aur hum kamre mein taswir-e-butan dekha kiye

hum tan-asani ke khugar dhundte manzil kahan
dur hi se gard-e-rah-e-karwan dekha kiye

hum ko is ki kya khabar gulshan ka gulshan jal gaya
hum to apna sirf apna aashiyan dekha kiye

mausam-e-parwaz ne 'najmi' pukara tha magar
par samete hum qafas ki tiliyan dekha kiye