main raat sust anasir se tang aa gaya tha
meri hayat-e-fasurda mein rang aa gaya tha

nagade pite hawaon ne surkh pahron tak
gadhon ka jhund kabutar ke sang aa gaya tha

sitar bajne lage subh ki masahri par
dhanak ka qafila-e-haft-rang aa gaya tha

falak pe rengte suraj zamin-bos hue
wo shahsawar-e-shafaq bahr-e-jang aa gaya tha

andhere ghaar mein ye kilkilati khopdiyan
inhi ke dekhe raunat pe zang aa gaya tha

mere jahan-e-bala saut-o-harf ke dware
na jaane kaun liye jal-tarang aa gaya tha