dur tak chaaron taraf mere siwa koi na tha
phir palak jhapki to kya dekha ki khud main bhi na tha

ek tadap bijli ki aur diwar-o-dar mitti ke dher
ek tadap shoale ki aur dariyaon mein pani na tha

daere banti sadaen chhu ke jab hadd-e-ufuq
apne markaz ki taraf lautin to kuchh baqi na tha

qaid-e-zindan-e-jasad mein tha ye kab kashf-e-wajud
aur bhi kuchh tha main sirf ek paikar-e-khaki na tha

kya khabar tum ne kahan kis rup mein dekha mujhe
main kahin moti kahin patthar kahin aaina tha

den hisab-e-roz-o-shab kya us ko jis ke dard se
koi saat koi lamha koi pal khali na tha

aarzu lal-o-gohar ki kis liye karta 'bashir'
harf-o-mani ka khazina kya use kafi na tha