jis qadar niche utarta hun main

kya log hain ki dil ki girah kholte nahin

kuchh mujhe bhi yahan qarar nahin

guzarte waqt ne kya kya na chaara-sazi ki

Takra ke sar ko apna lahu aap chaTte

kachche makan jitne the barish mein bah gae

KHwahishen KHun mein utri hain sahifon ki tarah

ye kya ki mujhko chhupaya hai meri nazron se

kisi se mujhko gila kya ki kuchh kahun aKHtar

sailab umanD ke shahar ki galiyon mein aa gae

zamana apni uryani pe KHun roega kab tak

purane KHwabon se reza reza badan hua hai

aKHtar guzarte lamhon ki aahaT pe yun na chaunk

zindagi marg-e-talab tark-e-talab aKHtar na thi

main ab bhi raat gae uski gunj sunta hun