jab achanak mere pahlu se mera yar utha
dard sine mein utha aur kai bar utha

zindagi bojh na ban jae tan-asani se
apne raste mein kabhi khud koi diwar utha

sarsar-e-waqt se ghafil tha tu ai kibr-nazad
gir gai khak zamin par teri dastar utha

wahm-e-nazara mein hai aafiyat-e-dida-o-dil
bhul kar bhi na kabhi parda-e-asrar utha

jis se ho jaen mere chahne wale taqsim
aisi diwar na koi mere meamar utha

khauf-e-tadib se mazlumon pe roya na gaya
sham-e-maqtal mein koi bhi na azadar utha

dur tak phaila hua dasht-e-bala hai bahar
apni mahfil se na mujh ko mere dildar utha

naz-bardar-e-hunar ho gae rukhsat kab ke
ab bisat-e-sukhan-o-naghma-o-ashaar utha

samne tere zar-afshan hai nai subh-e-umid
apni palkon ko zara dida-e-khun-bar utha

kal 'farasat' tha yahan majma-e-yaran tere sath
ab isi shahr mein tanhai ke aazar utha