zulf ko abr ka TukDa nahin likhkha maine

qayam-gah na koi na koi ghar mera

paraya kaun hai aur kaun apna sab bhula denge

shadab-o-shagufta koi gulshan na milega

main har be-jaan harf-o-lafz ko goya banata hun

sabhi ke apne masail sabhi ki apni ana

wo jis ko paDhta nahin koi bolte sab hain

na jaane kyun adhuri hi mujhe taswir jachti hai

musalsal dhup mein chalna charaghon ki tarah jalna

mera har sher haqiqat ki hai zinda taswir