ab apni haqiqat bhi saghar be-rabt kahani lagti hai

jo chaman ki hayat ko Das le

jhilmilate hue ashkon ki laDi TuT gai

chhalke hue the jam pareshan thi zulf-e-yar

maut kahte hain jis ko ai saghar

main aadmi hun koi farishta nahin huzur

jin se zinda ho yaqin o aagahi ki aabru

ab kahan aisi tabiat wale

tum gae raunaq-e-bahaar gai

zindagi jabr-e-musalsal ki tarah kaTi hai

maine jin ke liye rahon mein bichhaya tha lahu

duniya-e-hadsat hai ek dardnak git

aaj phir bujh gae jal jal ke umidon ke charagh

ai adam ke musafiro hoshiyar

muskurao bahaar ke din hain