Desolation

koi virani si virani hai dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aaya...

haaye re wo madh-bhari aankhein 'khumar' mai-kade veeran nazar aaye hain...

parinde door fazaon mein kho gaye 'alvi' ujaad ujaad darakhton pe aashiyane the...

tasalli ab hui kuchh dil ko mere tiri galiyon ko soona dekh aaya...

shahr-e-dil aabad tha jab tak wo shahr-ara raha jab wo shahr-ara gaya phir shahr-e-dil mein kya raha...