zamin ke pas kisi dard ka ilaj nahin

mile jo us se to yaadon ke par nikal aae

muddaton ghaw kiye jis ke badan par humne

miTTi ko chum lene ki hasrat hi rah gai

ye intizar nahin shama hai rifaqat ki

ye duniya akbar zulmon ki hum majburi ki anarkali

hamein to shama ke donon sire jalane hain

mera hi sina kushada hai chahaton ke tain

haweli chhoDne ka waqt aa gaya arshad

suKHan ke chaak mein pinhan tumhaari chahat hai

ye kis ko yaad kiya ruh ki zarurat ne

sar-bulandi meri tanhai tak aa pahunchi hai

dil ko malum hai kya baat batani hai use

gham-e-jahan o gham-e-yar do kinare hain

kuchh sitare meri palkon pe chamakte hain abhi