noch liye har shakh se patte buta buta lut liya
dast-e-khizan ne chori chori bagh-e-tamanna lut liya

us ko khud hi main ne apne shahr ki daulat saunpi thi
kis se zikr karun ab ja kar us ne kya kya lut liya

aur to kuchh bhi pas nahin tha ek yaadon ki daulat thi
zalim waqt ne chupke chupke ye bhi asasa lut liya

sukh gai hain dhup mein shakhen ummidon armanon ki
mausam-e-gham ne dil ke shajar ka patta pata lut liya

apne dil ke armanon ka mela ek lagaya tha
us ne apni chhab dikhla kar sara mela lut liya

har su baam-o-dar par chhae dard-o-yas ke sae hain
kis zalim ne is nagri ka qarya qarya lut liya

tujh ko bhi tha 'shahid'-e-nadan apne dil par naz bahut
us ne chor ban ke aakhir rafta rafta lut liya