tere qarib pahunchne ke dhang aate the
ye khud-fareb magar rah bhul jate the

hamein aziz hain in bastiyon ki diwaren
ki jin ke sae bhi diwar bante jate the

satiz-e-naqsh-e-wafa tha talluq-e-yaran
wo zakhma-e-rag-e-jaan chhed chhed jate the

wo aur kaun tere qurb ko tarasta tha
fareb-khurda hi tera fareb khate the

chhupa ke rakh diya phir aagahi ke shishe ko
is aaine mein to chehre bigadte jate the

ab ek umar se dukh bhi koi nahin deta
wo log kya the jo aathon pahar rulate the

wo log kya hue jo unghti hui shab mein
dar-e-firaq ki zanjir si hilate the