maslub aaftab sar-e-sham kyun hua
hona tha hadisa to lab-e-baam kyun hua

jis par kisi jagah bhi mere dastakhat na the
mansub mere nam wo paigham kyun hua

wo kaun tha jo hath mila kar nikal gaya
barpa hisar-e-jism mein kohram kyun hua

be-raaz raste hain manazir udas hain
qiston mein mere shahr ka nilam kyun hua

rutba mila na kyun use apnon ke darmiyan
bahar tha khas agar wo yahan aam kyun hua

phulon ki wadiyon ki tarawat mili unhen
aur qahr-e-reg-zar mere nam kyun hua

aankhon pe mujh ko apni bharosa nahin raha
itna kharab khwab ka anjam kyun hua