dil tod kar wo dil mein pashiman hua to kya
ek be-niyaz-e-naz pe ehsan hua to kya

apna ilaj-e-tangi-e-dil wo na kar sake
mera ilaj-e-tangi-e-daman hua to kya

jab baal-o-par hi nazr-e-qafas ho ke rah gae
sehn-e-chaman mein shor-e-bahaaran hua to kya

ek umr rakh ke ruh meri tishna-e-nashat
ab naghma-e-hayat par-afshan hua to kya

jab mere waste dar-e-mai-khana band hai
sahba mein gharq aalam-e-imkan hua to kya

tute pade hain saz-e-mohabbat ke tar tar
ab shahid-e-khayal ghazal-khwan hua to kya

aadam ne ek khosha-e-gandum ko kya kiya
mujrim kabhi jo bhuk se insan hua to kya

'wamiq' ki tira-bakhti ka aalam wahi raha
zulmat-kade mein chashma-e-haiwan hua to kya