bahte hue ashkon ki rawani nahin likkhi
main ne gham-e-hijran ki kahani nahin likkhi

jis din se tere hath se chhuta hai mera hath
us din se koi sham suhani nahin likkhi

kya jaaniye kya soch ke afsurda hua dil
main ne to koi baat purani nahin likkhi

alfaz se kaghaz pe sajai hai jo duniya
juz apne koi chiz bhi fani nahin likkhi

tashhir to maqsud nahin qissa-e-dil ki
so tujh ko likha teri nishani nahin likkhi