shahr-e-wafa mein apna koi aashna na tha
main tha akela sath koi rahnuma na tha

rudad-e-ahd-e-rafta sunai thi main ne jab
aansu kisi ki aankh mein thahra hua na tha

suraj tha apni fahm ka aisa bujha bujha
jaise ki raushni ka use tajraba na tha

jangal mein aarzu ke bhatakta tha ek gada
yaad us ko apne shahr-e-aman ka pata na tha

main to azal se waqt ke zindan mein qaid tha
duniya-e-rang-o-bu se koi rabta na tha

sincha tha main ne nahr-e-guman se yaqin ka aab
lekin hunar ke khet mein pauda uga na tha

aaina apne khwab-e-hasin ka tha ru-ba-ru
chehra magar zamir ka mujh se chhupa na tha