ghubar-o-gard ne samjha hai rahnuma mujhko

amiq chheD ghazal gham ki intiha kab hai

phul khile hain likha hua hai toDo mat

hum ki jo baiThe hue hain apne sar pakDe hue

akasr raat gae tak main chaukhaT par baiTha rahta hun

dil hai viran bayaban ki tarah

arz-e-muddaa karte kyun nahin kiya humne

kahne ko sham-e-bazm-e-zaman-o-makan hun main

bin hawa ke hathon mein hai lahre jadu wale hain

kaun hai ye matl-e-taKHill par mahtab sa

main bhi kab se chup baiTha hun wo bhi kab se chup baiThi hai

main hawa hun kahan watan mera

yun hua hai chaak malbus-e-yaqin silta nahin

lambi raat se jab mili uski zulf-e-daraaz

ainak ke donon shishe hi aTe hue the dhul mein