sulagna andar andar misra-e-tar sochte rahna

ab shahr mein kahan rahe wo ba-waqar log

hath phailao to suraj bhi siyahi dega

bahut jumud tha be-hauslon mein kya karta

ye kya bataen ki kis rahguzar ki gard hue

chand sansen hain mera raKHt-e-safar hi kitna

achchha hua main waqt ke mehwar se kaT gaya

sarab-e-jism ko sahra-e-jaan mein rakh dena

chhanw ko takte dhup mein chalte ek zamana bit gaya

udas dekh ke wajh-e-malal puchhega

muddaton ke baad phir kunj-e-hira raushan hua

paya-e-KHisht-o-KHazaf aur guhar se uncha

jabin pe gard hai chehra KHarash mein Duba

bisat-e-danish-o-harf-o-hunar kahan kholen

jurat-e-izhaar se rokegi kya