hui na aks-e-rukh-e-dard se najat meri
badal chuki hai kai aaine hayat meri

khule the hont ki wo pas se guzar bhi gaya
bikhar ke rah gai mauj-e-hawa mein baat meri

kabhi sukut kabhi qahqahe kabhi aansu
badalti rahti hai har lamha kaenat meri

chalo ghamon ki kitaben supurd-e-ab karen
wo kah raha hai kahani hai be-sabaat meri

sulag rahi hai tere jism ki mahak har-su
badal gai hai tere pairahan se raat meri

laraz raha tha talatum mein zard sa patta
likhi hui thi samundar pe wardat meri

na dab saki kahin 'rashid' mere lahu ki sada
har ek hujum mein tanha rahi hai zat meri