kaise kaise nam likhe the
waqt ne mah-o-sal ke rukh par

tufanon ne pala mara
sare ho gae tittar-bittar

saiqal kar ke rakhna chaha
hum ne kuchh namon ko bacha kar

umr ki maujen baha le gain
sare lal aur sare jawahir

tarz-e-khiram ke phul khile the
aati jati rahguzar par

aaj hai sirf ghubar ka parda
kaisi manzil kaisa manzar

dhajji dhajji bikhar rahi hai
tani hui ehsas ki chadar

kuchh harfon ki maddham si lau
kanp rahi hai laraz laraz kar

khushbu apni kho baitha hai
sab sheron ka mushk aur ambar

surat apni badal chuke hain
ahd aqide masjid mimbar

kaise khali hath khade hain
shah wazir amir gadagar

ujdi khwab-o-khayal ki duniya
apne gharon mein sab hain be-ghar

kyun-kar joden apne tukde
haar gae hain sare rafugar

khuni baadal gahre gahre
chhate nahin hain baras baras kar

aur zaminen aankhen munde
mast hui hain lahu pi pi kar

ek tilismi khel racha hai
jaane kaun hai ye jadugar