hujum-e-be-khudi mein gham ki taswiren nazar aain
mujhe shishe mein jab rindon ki taqdiren nazar aain

mere zehn-e-rasa ne jazb kar lin hausla pa kar
rukh-e-gul par mashiyyat ki jo tahriren nazar aain

dar-e-zindan se chhut kar bhi wahi hai silsila yani
ki ek zanjir tuti lakh zanjiren nazar aain

chaman wale jinhen jaan-e-chaman kahte the wo kaliyan
mujhe to dagh-ha-e-dil ki taswiren nazar aain

na jaane kitne parde darmiyan hail rahe lekin
shab-e-wada tasawwur mein wo tanwiren nazar aain

wahin par himmat-e-insaniyat ne sans toda hai
jahan taqdir se marub tadbiren nazar aain

koi afsana samjhe ya bayan-e-waqia samjhe
mujhe ek khwab-e-nadida ki tabiren nazar aain

wo insan khud-shanasa-e-rumuz-e-dil nahin 'maikash'
ki jis ko zarf-e-rindana mein taqsiren nazar aain