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

mahsus kyun na ho mujhe beganagi bahut

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

raston mein ek nagar aabaad hai

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

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

kisi bhi zaKHm ka dil par asar na tha koi

humne aadab-e-gham ka pas kiya