na dasht dasht ki surat na ghar hai ghar ki tarah
badal gai hai har ek shai teri nazar ki tarah

hai lamha lamha ek anjaan rahguzar ki tarah
guzar rahe hain shab-o-roz bhi safar ki tarah

wahi muhib andhera wahi dilon pe hiras
nai sahar bhi nahin dosto sahar ki tarah

dhali hai raat magar mere ghar ka darwaza
khula hua hai abhi chashm-e-rah-guzar ki tarah

shikast-o-rekht ke ba-wasf hum khade hain abhi
fasil-e-shahr ke derina baam-o-dar ki tarah

na harf aane diya aabru-e-fan pe kabhi
hum anjuman mein rahe harf-e-mo'tabar ki tarah

tilism-e-lala-o-gul ta fareb-e-dam 'afzal'
main har maqam se guzra hun dida-war ki tarah