kitne parwane jaan dene ko gir rahe hain khamosh shamon par sard raaton mein zabt-e-girya se ashk aa aa gae hain palkon par ujda ujda sa ye jo kamra hai koi kursi na koi mez yahan copiyan parche aur kitaben sab in ko dimak se main bachaun kahan ek sal aur rah gaya hai ab khatm ho jaegi meri talim khak jab dar-ba-dar ki chhanunga kar sakunga na zist ki tazim bhai bahnon ko kharch dena hai un se wada bhi kar nahin sakta aadamiyyat ka pas hai warna zahr kha kar main aaj so rahta aaj phir diq ne meri baji ko ja ke pardes mein daboch liya kal jo pindi se us ka khat aaya mera sina kisi ne noch liya bat gaya mulk ho gae taqsim ham-nafas aur mohabbaton ke amin kya isi fasl-e-gul ka sauda tha khak aur khun ugal rahi hain ruten ek dil tha jo hat se koi le uda ek nigah ke badle wah-wa ho gai jahan bhar mein kya mila mujh ko aah ke badle dukh ke ehsas ke tale dab kar tut jae na aaj meri lai kyon na har gham ko raaz-dan karun mera fan hi to meri duniya hai fan se goya panah milti hai warna gham ka abhi ilaj kahan jis se dil bagh-bagh ho jae us mohabbat ka hai riwaj kahan kitni viran raat hai lekin phailti ja rahi hai bu-e-wafa phir koi sochta hai zulmat mein raushni ka charagh gul na hua