aakhir wo iztirab ke din bhi guzar gae
jab dil-e-harif-e-atish-e-qahr-o-itab tha

jaan doston ki chaaragari se labon pe thi
sar dushmanon ki sang-zani se azab tha

daman-e-sagan ku-e-mohabbat se tar tar
chehra kharash-e-dast-e-junun se kharab tha

wan e'timad-e-mashq-e-siyasat ki had na thi
yan e'tibar-e-nala-e-dil be-hisab tha

har baat sufiyon ki tarah pech-o-kham liye
har lafz shairon ki tarah intikhab tha

har jalwa ek daftar aashob-e-rozgar
har ghamza ilm-e-fitna-gari ki kitab tha

khwabida har nazar mein banae fasad-e-khalq
poshida har rawish mein naya inqalab tha

aaj is ghazal mein hum pe qayamat guzar gai
kya garmi-e-khayal thi kya iltihab tha