hath aa saka hai silsila-e-jism-o-jaan kahan
apni talab mein ghum chuka hun kahan kahan

jis bazm mein gaya talab-e-sar-khushi liye
mujh se tere khayal ne puchha yahan kahan

main aaj bhi khala mein hun kal bhi khala mein tha
mere liye zamin kahan aasman kahan

tu hai so apne husn ke ba-wasf gham-nasib
main hun to mere hath mein kaun-o-makan kahan

hoti hai ek dushmani o dosti ki had
is had ke baad zahmat-e-lafz-o-bayan kahan

rah-e-junun mein tesha-ba-dast aa gaya hun main
har sang hai giran magar itna giran kahan

ab chhodiye tasawwur-e-zulf-o-mizha 'sahar'
dasht-e-gham-e-jahan mein koi saeban kahan