sar-e-baam-e-hijr diya bujha to khabar hui
sar-e-sham koi juda hua to khabar hui

mera khush-khiram bala ka tez-khiram tha
meri zindagi se chala gaya to khabar hui

mere sare harf tamam harf azab the
mere kam-sukhan ne sukhan kiya to khabar hui

koi baat ban ke bigad gai to pata chala
mere bewafa ne karam kiya to khabar hui

mere ham-safar ke safar ki samt hi aur thi
kahin rasta koi gum hua to khabar hui

mere qissa-go ne kahan kahan se badhai baat
mujhe dastan ka sira mila to khabar hui

na lahu ka mausam-e-rang-rez na dil na main
koi khwab tha ki bikhar gaya to khabar hui