yaadon ki tajsim pe mehnat hoti hai

duniya se har rishta toDa KHud se ru-gardani ki

nae zamanon ki chap to sar pe aa khaDi thi

ghubar-e-waqt ke gar aar-par dekhiyega

diya nasib mein nahin sitara baKHt mein nahin

aaina ban ke apna tamasha dikhaen hum

KHush nahin aae bayaban meri virani ko

inikas-e-tishnagi sahra bhi hai dariya bhi hai

kun-fayakun ka hasil yani miTTi aag hawa aur pani

phail raha hai ye jo Khaali hone ka Dar mujh mein

ashk bhejen mauj ubhaaren abr jari kijiye

raaz-e-darun-e-astin kashmakash-e-bayan mein tha

guman ke liye nahin yaqin ke liye nahin

wo mar gaya sada-e-nauha-gar mein kitni der hai