tartiib-o-tavaazun kaa na to.De.nge bharam ham
ik roz saf-e-dahr se ho jaa.e.nge kam ham
jazbo.n ke sulagte hu.e KHaashaak me.n gum tum
KHvaahish kii laraztii hu.ii aavaaz-e-aham ham
ai shaaKH-e-tamannaa tujhe tanhaa nahii.n karte
KHanjar tujhe pa.Dte hai.n pa hote hai.n qalam ham
us ne to yuu.n hii puuchh liyaa thaa ki ko.ii hai
mahfil me.n uThaa shor ba-yak-laKHt ki ham ham
sahraa ke tab-o-taab kii baKHshish hai ki tuu hai
jhhaTkaarte phirte hai.n in aa.nkho.n se jo nam ham
ik KHvaab machaltaa hai jo ban ban ke lahuu tuu
ik dard jo bharne nahii.n detaa hame.n dam ham
mausam bhii kuchh aisaa hai ki Dhalne nahii.n detaa
kuchh tere taraf-daar bhii hai.n shaam-e-alam ham
zanjiir-e-giraa.n-baar hai shaaKH-e-rag-e-jaa.n ab
mushkil se chale.nge bhii to do chaar qadam ham
siine me.n dabii rakhte hai.n bhuulii hu.ii ik shakl
palko.n pe uThaa rakhte hai.n baar-e-shab-e-Gam ham