sham ki rakh badan par mal kar qashqa khinch sitaron se
raat singhasan apna hi hai kah de hijr ke maron se

kuchh be-hangam aawazen thin kuchh sae se phirte the
aankhen mund ke guzre the hum duniya ke bazaron se

aur achanak ji uthte hain band kiwadon wale log
chhan-chhan kar aawaz si koi aati hai diwaron se

ruh ke viran tah-khane tak roz koi aa jata hai
tanhai ke mausam wali khali rah-guzaron se

kashti kab ki dub chuki hai lekin ab tak us ka pata
dariya dariya puchh raha hai jaane kaun kinaron se

diye ki aakhiri sans bujhi aur aankh uthi aakash ki samt
kitne hi sar jhank rahe the raat ki nam diwaron se