aaNkhoN ka raNg, baat ka lehja badal gayaa
vo shaKhs ek shaam meiN kitnaa badal gayaa

kuch din to mera aks raha aaii’ne pe naqsh
phir yuuN huaa, ke khud miraa chehraa badal gayaa

jab apne apne haal pe hum tum na reh sake
to kyaa huaa jo ham se zamanah badal gayaa

qadmoN talay jo ret bichhi thii vo chal paRii
us ne chhuRaya haath to sehra badal gayaa

koyii bhi chiiz apni jagah par nahiN rahii
jaate hii ek shaKhs ke, kyaa kyaa badal gayaa

ik sarKhushi ki mauj ne kaisa kiyaa kamaal
wo bay-nayaaz saaraa ka saaraa badal gayaa

uTh kar chalaa gayaa koii waqfe ke darmiyaaN
pardaa uThaa to saara tamashaa badal gayaa

hairat se saare lafz use dekhte rahe
baatoN meN apni baat ko kaisaa badal gayaa

kehne ko ek sehn meN diivaar hii bani
i ghar ki fazaa makaan ka naqsha badal gayaa

shaayad vafa kay khel se uktaa gayaa tha vo
manzil kay paas aake jo rasta badal gayaa

qaayem kisii bhi haal pay duniya nahiN rahi
i ta’biir kho gayii kabhi sapnaa badal gayaa

manzar ka rang asl meiN saaya tha rang kaa
jis ne use jidhar say bhi dekhaa, badal gayaa

andar ke mausimoN ki khabar us ko ho gayi
i us nau-bahaar-e-naaz ka chehra badal gayaa

aankhoN meiN jitne ashk the jugnuu se ban gaye
vo muskuraaya aur mirii dunyaa badal gayaa

apni galii meN apna hi ghar dhuuNDhte haiN log
Amjad yeh kaun shehr ka naqsha badal gayaa!