thi titliyon ke taaqub mein zindagi meri

honTon pe qarz-e-harf-e-wafa umr bhar raha

ufuq ufuq nae suraj nikalte rahte hain

barha ThiThka hun KHud bhi apna saya dekh kar

tha ek saya sa pichhe pichhe jo muD ke dekha to kuchh nahin tha

main us ka nam ghule paniyon pe likhta kya

shaKHon pe zaKHm hain ki shagufe khile hue

yak-ba-yak mausam ki tabdili qayamat Dha gai

zamin par hi rahe aasman ke hote hue

aag chulhe ki bujhi jati hai

shayan-e-zindagi na the hum moatabar na the

tufan-e-abr-o-baad se har-su nami bhi hai

sham tanhai dhuan uThta barabar dekhte

na jab koi sharik-e-zat hoga

wo ratjaga tha ki afsun-e-KHwab tari tha