daraKHt ruh ke jhume parind gane lage

KHarab-e-dard hue gham-parastiyon mein rahe

hisar-e-did mein jaga tilism-e-binai

meri nigahon pe jis ne sham o sahar ki ranaiyan likhi hain

had-e-ufuq par sara kuchh viran ubharta aata hai

zikr humse be-talab ka kya talabgari ke din

sawal be-aman ban ke rah gae

hasrat-e-did nahin zauq-e-tamasha bhi nahin

aaj phir shab ka hawala teri jaanib Thahre

manzar shamshan ho gaya hai

soch kar bhi kya jaana jaan kar bhi kya paya

maine apni ruh ko apne tan se alag kar rakkha hai

samea lazzat-e-bayan-zada

dikhai dene ke aur dikhai na dene ke darmiyan sa kuchh

lafzon ke sahra mein kya mani ke sarab dikhana bhi