talKHis ke badan mein tafsir bolti hai

hum to maujud the raaton mein ujalon ki tarah

in aankhon mein kai sapne kai arman the lekin

raushni se tirgi tabir kar di jaegi

ek ajab kaifiyat-e-hosh-ruba tari thi

sar-kashi ko jab humne ham-rikab rakhna hai

zamanon se dar-e-imkan par rakkhe hue hain

sahar-o-sham mein tanzim kahan hoti hai

qurbaten na ban pae fasle simaT kar bhi

shab-e-tarik chup thi dar-o-diwar chup the