ajab kya hai rahe us par bahte jugnuon ki raushni tahlil ki zad mein
hawa-e-be-watan rakh le tulu-e-mahr ka ek zaicha zambil ki zad mein

gham-e-be-chehragi ka aks tha jis ne wajud-e-sang ko mabhut kar dala
tarashin silwaten junhi khad-o-khal-e-tahayyur aa gae tashkil ki zad mein

shab-e-wada fasil-e-hijr se aage chamakta hai tera ism-e-sitara-ju
ki jaise koi paiwand-e-rida-e-subh aa jae kisi qindil ki zad mein

tamashai dariche mein thirakti surkh aaankhon ke tilism-e-khwab mein gum hain
magar sahmi hui kath-putliyon ki zindagi hai aakhiri tamsil ki zad mein

mere name tahi-mazmun sahi phir bhi teri lauh-e-muqaffal ki amanat hain
kabhi to aaegi shakl-e-huruf-e-na-farastada khat-e-tawil ki zad mein