na jaane sher mein kis dard ka hawala tha

KHush-numa lafzon ki rishwat de ke raazi kijiye

wo be-KHudi thi mohabbat ki be-ruKHi to na thi

sae ko sae mein gum hote to dekha hoga

ghar mein kuchh kam hai ye ehsas bhi hota hai salim

sach to kah dun magar is daur ke insanon ko

dar-ba-dar Thokaren khain to ye malum hua

ek aag si jalti rahi ta-umr lahu mein

dasht o dar KHair manaen ki abhi wahshat mein

saKHt biwi ko shikayat hai jawan-e-nau se

mujhe gila na kisi sang ka na aahan ka

main gham ko basa raha hun dil mein

mohalle wale mere kar-e-be-masraf pe hanste hain

dil husn ko dan de raha hun

KHamoshi ke hain aangan aur sannaTe ki diwaren