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
ab ye samjhe ki andhera bhi zaruri shai hai
ruk gaya aa ke jahan qafila-e-rang-o-nashat
meri kahani raqam hui hai hawa ke auraq-e-muntashir par
wo dard hun koi chaara nahin hai jis ka kahin
