ye kis maqam pe thahra hai karwan-e-wafa
na raushni ki kiran hai kahin na taza hawa

hui hai jab se yahan nutq-o-lab ki bakhiya-gari
siwae hasrat-e-izhaar dil mein kuchh na raha

is ehtimam se shab-khun pada ki muddat se
ujad si nazar aati hai shahr-e-dil ki faza

tamam umr usi ki talash mein guzri
wo ek aks jo aaina-e-nazar mein na tha

ye kis ne aaj dabe-panw dil mein aate hi
khayal-o-fikr ka qufl-e-sukut tod diya

kuchh is tarah se teri yaad ki mahak aai
ki jaise daman-e-sahra mein koi phul khila

shikast-e-dil pe 'raza' hum bhi tut kar roe
magar na itne ki so hi sake na ham-saya