salib o dar ke qisse raqam hote hi rahte hain

ek KHwab-e-atishin ka wo mahram sa rah gaya

nisar yun to hua tujh pe naqd-e-jaan kya kya

likhi hui jo tabahi hai us se kya jata

meri aankhen gawah-e-talat-e-atish huin jal kar

gil ka wo ruKH bahaar ke aaghaz se uTha

ai shahr-e-KHirad ki taza hawa wahshat ka koi inam chale

ek hi shahr mein rahte baste kale koson dur raha

dilon ki uqda-kushai ka waqt hai ki nahin

ji hai bahut udas tabiat hazin bahut

na fasle koi nikle na qurbaten niklin

aatish-e-mina nazar aai harifana mujhe

firaq se bhi gae hum visal se bhi gae

ek-adh harif-e-gham-e-duniya bhi nahin tha

karam ka aur hai imkan khule to baat chale