door baragad kee ghanee chhaanv mein khaamosh o malool
jis jagah raat ke taareek kafan ke neeche
maazee o haal gunahagaar namaazee kee tarah
apane aamaal pe ro lete hain chupake-chupake
ek veeraan see masjid ka shikasta sa kalas
paas bahatee huee naddee ko taka karata hai
aur tootee huee deevaar pe chandol kabhee
geet pheeka-sa koee chhed diya karata hai
gard-aalood charaagon ko hava ke jhonke
roz mittee kee naee tah mein daba jaate hain
aur jaate hue sooraj ke vidaee anfaas
raushanee aa ke dareechon kee bujha jaate hain
hasarat-e-shaam-o-sahar baith ke gumbad ke qareeb
in pareshaan duaon ko suna karatee hai
jo tarasatee hee raheen rang-e-asar kee khaatir
aur toota hua dil thaam liya karatee hai
ya abaabeel koee aamad-e-sarama ke qareeb
us ko maskan ke lie dhoondh liya karatee hai
aur meharaab-e-shikasta mein simat kar paharon
daastaan sard mumaalik kee kaha karatee hai
ek boodha gadha deevaar ke sae mein kabhee
oongh leta hai zara baith ke jaate-jaate
ya musaafir koee aa jaata hai vo bhee dar kar
ek lamhe ko thahar jaata hai aate-aate
farsh jaarob-kashee kya hai samajhata hee nahin
kal-adam ho gaya tasbeeh ke daanon ka nizaam
taaq mein sham ke aansoo hain abhee tak baaqee
ab musalla hai na mimbar na muazzin na imaam
aa chuke saahab-e-aflaak ke paigaam o salaam
koh o dar ab na sunenge vo sada-e-jibreel
ab kisee kaabe kee shaayad na padegee buniyaad
kho gaee dasht-e-faraamoshee mein aavaaz-e-khaleel
chaand pheekee see hansee hans ke guzar jaata hai
daal dete hain sitaare dhulee chaadar apanee
is nigaar-e-dil-e-yazdaan ke janaaze pe bas ik
chashm nam karatee hai shabanam yahaan aksar apanee
ek maila sa akela sa fasurda sa diya
roz raasha-zada haathon se kaha karata hai
tum jalaate ho kabhee aa ke bujhaate bhee nahin
ek jalata hai magar ek bujha karata hai
tez naddee kee har ik mauj talaatum-bar-dosh
cheekh uthatee hai vaheen door se faanee faanee
kal baha loongee tujhe tod ke saahil kee quyood
aur phir gumbad o meenaar bhee paanee paanee.