Ye matam-e-waqt ki ghaDi hai

Thahar gai aasman ki nadiya
wo ja lagi hai ufaq kinare

udas rangon ki chand nayya
utar gae sahil-e-zamin par

sabhi khawayya
tamam tare

ukhaD gai sans pattiyon ki
chali gain ungh mein hawaen

gajar baja hukm-e-KHamushi ka
to chup mein gum ho gain sadaen

sahar ki gori ki chhatiyon se
Dhalak gai tirgi ki chadar

aur is bajae
bikhar gae us ke tan-badan par

niras tanhaiyon ke sae
aur us ko kuchh bhi KHabar nahin hai

kisi ko kuchh bhi KHabar nahin hai
kisi ko kuchh bhi KHabar nahin hai

ki din Dhale shahr se nikal kar
kidhar ko jaane ka ruKH kiya tha

na koi jada, na koi manzil
kisi musafir ko

ab dimagh-e-safar nahin hai
ye waqt zanjir-e-roz-o-shab ki

kahin se ToTi hui kaDi hai
ye matam-e-waqt ki ghaDi hai

ye waqt aae to be-irada
kabhi kabhi main bhi dekhta hun

utar kar zat ka labaada
kahin siyahi malamaton ki

kahen pe gul-buTe ulfaton ke
kahen lakiren hain aansuon ki

kahen pe KHun-e-jigar ke dhabbe
ye chaak hai panja-e-adu ka

ye mohr hai yar-e-mehrban ki
ye lal lab-ha-e-mah-wishan ke

ye marhamat shaiKH-e-bad-zaban ki
ye jama-e-roz-o-shab-gazida

mujhe ye pairahan-e-darida
aziz bhi, na-pasand bhi hai

kabhi ye farman-e-josh-e-wahshat
ki noch kar is ko phenk Dalo

kabhi ye israr-e-harf-e-ulfat
ki chum kar phir gale laga lo