jal kar gira hun sukhe shajar se uDa nahin

nafas nafas ho saba ki tarah bahaar-angez

hu-ba-hu aap hi ki murat hai

kabhi jo waqt zamane ko deta hai gardish

koi nadida ungli uTh rahi hai

aise haalat mein ek roz na ji sakte the

ye aks-e-ab hai ya is ka daman-e-rangin

kisi ko apne siwa kuchh nazar nahin aata

go rahzan ka war bhi kuchh kam na tha magar

raat din phir raha hun galiyon mein

abhi zamin ko haft aasman banana hai

hawa sahla rahi hai uske tan ko

wo bhi din tha ki tere aane ka paigham aaya

kahin to harf-e-aKHir hun main akbar

fankar ba-zid hai ki lagaega numaish