ek umr bhaTakte rahe ghar hi nahin aaya
jo faqat shoKHi-e-tahrir bhi ho sakti hai
jab muKhaalif mera raaz-dan ho gaya
kahan se laenge aansu aza-dari ke mausam mein
jo palkon par meri Thahra hua hai
samundar sab ke sab payab se hain
dil bahalne ke wasile de gaya wo
rah-e-wafa mein koi hamein jaanta na tha
qismat mein dard hai to dawa hi na launga
jo zehn-o-dil ke zahrile bahut hain
yaran-e-tez-gam se ranjish kahan hai ab
lamha lamha yahi sochun yahi dekha chahun
jo qatre mein samundar dekhte hain
hath jab mausam ke gile ho gae hain
agar bulandi ka meri wo etiraf kare
