apne daraaz-qad pe bahut naz tha jinhen

ab tak to is safar mein faqat tishnagi mili

sari gawahiyan to mere haq mein aa gain

tarikiyan qubul thin mujhko tamam umr

jab bhi us diwar se milta hun ro paDta hun main

milte hain muskura ke agarche tamam log

is shahar mein KHwabon ki imarat nahin banti

use guman hai ki meri uDan kuchh kam hai

marne ko mar bhi jaun koi masala nahin

ab kahan tak pattharon ki bandagi karta phirun

nigahon ke manazir be-sabab dhundhle nahin paDte

zindagi waqt ke safhon mein nihan hai sahab

ab unki KHwab-gahon mein koi aawaz mat karna

mere KHayal ki parwaz bas tumhin tak thi

wo bhiD mein khaDa hai jo patthar liye hue