Main kae rotoun se hon dekhta k tamaam rang hain bujhay hoe
ye ab k khizan ko kia hoa keun meri nigah main thehar gae
main kia bataoun k ab ki baar chaman ki halat ajeeb thi
har phool matam-sara mila meri jahan jahan bhe nazar gae
ye kaun janay k kia hoa main dhoondh dhoondh k thak gaya
k wo jo eak titli thi baagh main wo bhe na janay kidhar gae
abhi hai zara wo asar jisay meri zaat ne poja kabhi magar
wo junoo tu kab ka khatam hoa wo sorat tu dil se utar gae
mujhay kis jurm ki saza mili k meri rooh tak hai thaki hoe
main apni jaga se hila nahi meri saans pher bhe ukhar gae
ye charaag-e-jan bhe ajeeb hai k jala hoa hai abhi talak
teri be-wafai ki aandhiyan tu kabhi ki aa k gozar gae
meray aasman k haath main bus eak chaand tha aas ka
usay baadloun ne nigal liya tu meri kaainaat he ujar gae
ye ab k khizan ko kia hoa keun meri nigah main thehar gae
main kia bataoun k ab ki baar chaman ki halat ajeeb thi
har phool matam-sara mila meri jahan jahan bhe nazar gae
ye kaun janay k kia hoa main dhoondh dhoondh k thak gaya
k wo jo eak titli thi baagh main wo bhe na janay kidhar gae
abhi hai zara wo asar jisay meri zaat ne poja kabhi magar
wo junoo tu kab ka khatam hoa wo sorat tu dil se utar gae
mujhay kis jurm ki saza mili k meri rooh tak hai thaki hoe
main apni jaga se hila nahi meri saans pher bhe ukhar gae
ye charaag-e-jan bhe ajeeb hai k jala hoa hai abhi talak
teri be-wafai ki aandhiyan tu kabhi ki aa k gozar gae
meray aasman k haath main bus eak chaand tha aas ka
usay baadloun ne nigal liya tu meri kaainaat he ujar gae