pas-ghubar-e-hawas raat dhalti rahti hai
nashe mein chur pighalti machalti rahti hai

khabar yahi hai ki aaghosh-e-hijr mein pahron
tumhaari yaad bhi pahlu badalti rahti hai

ye main ne dekha hai akasr phati purani hayat
sar-e-daricha-e-shab hath malti rahti hai

qafas se hum bhi nikalne ko kab se hain be-tab
magar wo saat-e-akhir jo talti rahti hai

wo rang rang bahaaran hai khulta rahta hai
wo shakh shakh samar-war hai phalti rahti hai

hai ek kar-e-ziyan shahr shahr dar-badari
magar yahi ki tabiat bahalti rahti hai