zawal par thi bahaar ki rut
khizan ka mausam uruj par tha

udasiyan thin har ek shai par
chaman se shadabiyan khafa thin

un hi dinon mein thi main bhi tanha
udasi mujh ko bhi das rahi thi

wo girte patton ki sukhi aahat
ye sahra sahra bikharti haalat

hami ko meri kuchal rahi thi
main lamha lamha sulag rahi thi

mujhe ye irfan ho gaya tha
haqiqat apni bhi khul rahi thi

ki zat apni hai yun hi fani
jo ek jhatka khizan ka aae

to zindagi ka shajar bhi is pul
khamosh-o-tanha khada milega

mizaj aur khush-rawi ke patte
dilon mein logon ke misl-e-sahra

phirenge mare ye yaad ban kar
kuchh hi dinon tak

magar muqaddar hai un ka fani
ke lakh patte ye shor kar len

mizaj mein sar-kashi bhi rakh len
ya girya kar len udas ho len

to farq use ye bas padega
zamin un ko samet legi

zara si phir ye jagah bhi degi
karishma qudrat ka hai ye aisa

uruj par hai zawal apna
har ek ko hai palat ke jaana