naqsh tikhe banki chitwan dant moti ki qatar

kis liye ab hayat baqi hai

gham ki tarik fazaon se nikalne na diya

kya zid hai ki barsat bhi ho aur nahin bhi ho

ajnabi ban ke hansa karti hai

halqa-e-mai se kisi ko bhi nikalne na diya

KHadim-e-urdu-zaban hun shaeri maktab mera

puchha kaise? to hans ke farmaya

aasra jab bhi koi TuTe hai

lamha lamha maut ko bhi zindagi samjha hun main

talKHiyon mein sama ke pita hun

jism-e-shaffaf mein shoala sa rawan ho jaise

kho ke KHud un ko pa ke pita hun

sameT lo zara aanchal ki raushni phaile

ab kya bataen kya tha saman pairahan ke bich