ba-zahir ye wahi milne bichhaDne ki hikayat hai
bujhi nahin abhi ye pyas bhi ghanimat hai
kabhi to aa ke milo mera haal to puchho
ghani aabaadiyon ki be-amani ka tamasha kar
girte ubharte Dubte dhaare se kaT gaya
taj-e-zarrin na koi masnad-e-shahi mangun
tah-e-aflak hi sab kuchh nahin hai
nigah-e-tishna se hairat ka bab dekhte hain
guzarte din ke dukhon ka pata to deta tha
dimagh-o-dil pe ho kya asar andhere ka
main likh kar ho sakunga surKH-ru kya
ek be-nishan harf-e-sada ki taraf na dekh
pichhli rafaqaton ka na itna malal kar
nazar ke samne sahra-e-be-panahi hai
na harf-e-shauq na tarz-e-bayan se aati hai
