so rahi thin naddiyan aur jhuk gae the barg-o-bar
bujh gaya tha khak ki nabzon mein hasti ka sharar

chandni maddham si thi dariya ki lahren thin khamosh
be-khudi ki bazm mein tute pade the saz-e-hosh

bhini bhini bu-e-gul raqs-e-hawa kuchh bhi na tha
sehn-e-gulshan mein udasi ke siwa kuchh bhi na tha

ek hijab-e-tiragi tha dida-e-bedar par
kuchh dhuan sa chha raha tha husn ke anwar par

is dhuen mein ruh ki tabindagi khote hue
main ne dekha nau-e-insani ko gum hote hue