saz-e-hasti pe abhi jhum ke ga le mujhko

ye mai-kashi ka sabaq hai nae nisab ke sath

bas har ek raat yahi jurm kiya hai maine

kya fasane mein mera nam kahin hota hai

dastur tha jo gham ka purana badal gaya

azal se be-sabaati ka gila tha

yun sukunat ki talabgar hui jati hai

humse to rah-o-rasm hai aghyar ki tarah

nishan manzil ka batlaya na mujhko ham-safar jaana

uljhan mein hast-o-bud ki yun mubtala hun main

ye diya KHun se jala phir bhi jala hai to sahi

main bhi kya zabt aazmata hun

masruf rahguzar pe chala ja raha tha main

hum apne zaKHm sabhi ko dikha nahin sakte

un ke qisse agar bayan hote