ajib rut thi barasti hui ghataen thin
zamin ne pyas ki odhi hui ridaen thin

wo kaisa qafila guzra wafa ki rahon se
sitam ki ret pe phaili hui jafaen thin

hisar-e-zat se nikla to aage sahra tha
barahana sar the shajar chikhti hawaen thin

wo kaun log the jin ko safar nasib na tha
wagarna shahr mein kya kya kadi sazaen thin

main apne aap se bachhda to khwab surat tha
meri talash mein bhatki hui sadaen thin

wo ek shakhs mila aur bichhad gaya khud hi
usi ke faiz se zinda meri wafaen thin

koi khayal tha shayad bhatak gaya jo 'aqil'
mere wajud mein shab bhar wahi nidaen thin