main ek ret ka paikar tha aur bikhar bhi gaya
na malal-e-hijr na muntazir hain hawa-e-sham-e-visal ke
safar se pahle sarabon ka silsila rakh aae
dasht marub hai kitna meri virani se
tu apne shahr-e-tarab se na puchh haal mera
dekh aa kar ki tere hijr mein bhi zinda hain
ruk gaya aa ke jahan qafila-e-rang-o-nashat
meri kahani raqam hui hai hawa ke auraq-e-muntashir par
ab ye samjhe ki andhera bhi zaruri shai hai
wo dard hun koi chaara nahin hai jis ka kahin
