zamin nai thi, falak na-shanas tha jab hum
teri gali se nikal kar su-e-zamana chale
nazar jhuka ke ba-andaz-e-mujrimana chale
chale ba-jeb-e-darida, ba-daman-e-sad-chaak
ki jaise jins-e-dil-o-jaan ganwa ke aae hain
tamam naqd-e-siyaadat luta ke aae hain
jahan ek umr kati thi, isi qalam-rau mein
shanakht ke liye har shahrah ne toka
har ek nigah ke neze ne rasta roka
jahan jale the tere husn-e-atishin ke kanwal
wahan alaw to kya, rakh ka nishan bhi na tha
charagh-e-kushta-e-mahfil dhuan dhuan bhi na tha
musafirat ne pukara nae ufuq ki taraf
agar wafa ki shariat ka ye sila hoga
nae ufuq se taaruf ke baad kya hoga