KHwahishen itni baDhin insan aadha rah gaya

tilism-e-gumbad-e-be-dar kisi pe wa na hua

kya puchhte ho mujhse ki main kis nagar ka tha

hum aksar tirgi mein apne pichhe chhup gae hain

phir ye hua ki log darichon se haT gae

kuchh naqsh huwaida hain KHayalon ki Dagar se

dil mein ek jazba-e-bedad-o-jafa hi hoga

meri nigah ka paigham be-sada jo hua

wo jo diwar-e-ashnai thi

kise KHabar jab main shahr-e-jaan se guzar raha tha

chehre ke KHadd-o-Khaal mein aaine jaDe hain

dar-o-diwar pe ek saya paDa hai dekho

aandhi mein charagh jal rahe hain

baja ki dushman-e-jaan shahr-e-jaan ke bahar hai

main harf dekhun ki raushni ka nisab dekhun