bagh tha us mein aashiyan bhi tha
chand roz aab-o-dana yan bhi tha

saut-e-bulbul jigar mein salti thi
khanda-e-gul namak-fishan bhi tha

khwan-e-qismat ke hashiye pe jalen
kabhi ye musht-e-ustukhwan bhi tha

murgh-e-bustan ko samne mere
'mushafi' zahra-e-fughan bhi tha?

anjuman mein miyan-bashaarat ki
yani ek shakhs sher-khwan bhi tha