mujhko bhi jagne ki aziyyat se de najat

palaT chalen ki ghalat aa gae hamin shayad

ye alag baat ki main nuh nahin tha lekin

main jise DhunDne nikla tha use pa na saka

apni taswir banaoge to hoga ehsas

ghazal ka sher to hota hai bas kisi ke liye

naya KHun ragon mein rawan kar diya

karne ko raushni ke taaqub ka tajraba

ab mere baad koi sar bhi nahin hoga tulua

chaurahon ka to husn baDha shahr ke magar

aaj bhi sham-e-gham! udas na ho

wo jis ke sehn mein koi gulab khil na saka

sab dekh kar guzar gae ek pal mein aur hum

shikastagi mein bhi kya shan hai imarat ki

ham-asron mein ye chheD chali aai hai azhar