mausam badla rut gadrai ahl-e-junun bebak hue fasl-e-bahaar ke aate aate kitne gireban chaak hue gul-buton ke rang aur naqshe ab to yunhi mit jaenge hum ki farogh-e-subh-e-chaman the paband-e-fitrak hue mohr-e-taghayyur is dhaj se aafaq ke mathe par chamka sadiyon ke uftada zarre ham-dosh-e-aflak hue dil ke gham ne dard-e-jahan se mil ke bada bechain kiya pahle palken pur-nam thin ab aariz bhi namnak hue kitne alhad sapne the jo dur sahar mein tut gae kitne hansmukh chehre fasl-e-bahaaran mein ghamnak hue barq-e-zamana dur thi lekin mishal-e-khana dur na thi hum to 'zahir' apne hi ghar ki aag mein jal kar khak hue