kahin wo chehra-e-zeba nazar nahin aaya

na dosti se rahe aur na dushmani se rahe

man ke mandir mein hai udasi kyun

hawas o wafa ki siyasaton mein bhi kaamyab nahin raha

sada apni rawish ahl-e-zamana yaad rakhte hain

na kisi se karam ki ummid rakhen na kisi ke sitam ka KHayal karen

hath aa saka hai silsila-e-jism-o-jaan kahan

hum ahl-e-zarf ki gham-KHana-e-hunar mein rahe

ab yahi ranj-e-be-dili mujhko miTae ya banae

mahsus kyun na ho mujhe beganagi bahut

raston mein ek nagar aabaad hai

ek aas ka dhundla saya hai ek pas ka tapta sahra hai

humne aadab-e-gham ka pas kiya

kisi bhi zaKHm ka dil par asar na tha koi

mili bhi kya dar-e-daulat se kar-e-ishq ki dad