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

KHush nahin aae bayaban meri virani ko

aaina ban ke apna tamasha dikhaen hum

inikas-e-tishnagi sahra bhi hai dariya bhi hai

kun-fayakun ka hasil yani miTTi aag hawa aur pani

ashk bhejen mauj ubhaaren abr jari kijiye

phail raha hai ye jo Khaali hone ka Dar mujh mein

guman ke liye nahin yaqin ke liye nahin

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

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