mahak ajab si ho gai paDe paDe sanduq mein

ye ajnabi si manzilen aur raftagan ki yaad

ghairon se mil ke hi sahi be-bak to hua

wo khaDa hai ek bab-e-ilm ki dahliz par

qaba-e-zard pahan kar wo bazm mein aaya

kuchh din ke baad us se juda ho gae munir

shahr ki galiyon mein gahri tirgi giryan rahi

kisi ko apne amal ka hisab kya dete

bahut hi sust tha manzar lahu ke rang lane ka

usko bhi to ja kar dekho us ka haal bhi mujh sa hai

makan-e-zar lab-e-goya had-e-sipehr-o-zamin

chamak zar ki use aaKHir makan-e-KHak mein lai

sun bastiyon ka haal jo had se guzar gain

gham ki barish ne bhi tere naqsh ko dhoya nahin

zinda logon ki bud-o-bash mein hain