sahar ne aa kar mujhe sulaya to maine jaana

thi nind meri magar usMein KHwab us ka tha

KHud se hua juda to mila martaba tujhe

be-sada dam-ba-KHud faza se Dar

din Dhal chuka tha aur parinda safar mein tha

umr ki is naw ka chalna bhi kya rukna bhi kya

uDi jo gard to is KHak-dan ko pahchana

manzar tha rakh aur tabiat udas thi

tumhein KHabar bhi na mili aur hum shikasta-haal

na aankhen hi jhapakta hai na koi baat karta hai

baadal baras ke khul gaya rut mehrban hui

uski aawaz mein the sare KHad-o-Khaal uske

wo din gae ki chhup ke sar-e-baam aaenge

chalo mana hamin be-karwan hain

sitara to kabhi ka jal-bujha hai