shakh se tut kar uda tanha
zard patta tha rah gaya tanha

phir rahi hai udas galiyon mein
baal khole hue hawa tanha

shahar ki raunaqon mein din guzra
shab ko ghar kaun jaega tanha

har ghadi jang jine marne ki
har koi zor-azma tanha

waqt ki rut hai saf aur be-naqsh
chand sahraon mein uga tanha

waqt aur fasle nahin milte
qurbaton mein bhi dil raha tanha