jaane kis aalam-e-ehsas mein khoe hue hain
bhul gaya KHushki mein rawani
ba-zahir ye wahi milne bichhaDne ki hikayat hai
jo gum-gashta hai uski zat kya hai
nigah-e-tishna se hairat ka bab dekhte hain
badlega ruKH hawa kabhi to
apni sachchai ka aazar jo pale hue hain
na harf-e-shauq na tarz-e-bayan se aati hai
girte ubharte Dubte dhaare se kaT gaya
bujhi nahin abhi ye pyas bhi ghanimat hai
ghani aabaadiyon ki be-amani ka tamasha kar
kabhi to aa ke milo mera haal to puchho
dimagh-o-dil pe ho kya asar andhere ka
ek be-nishan harf-e-sada ki taraf na dekh
main likh kar ho sakunga surKH-ru kya
