koi monis nahin mera koi gham-khwar nahin
kya main itni si murawwat ka bhi haqdar nahin

mere hi dam se jinhen azmat-e-kirdar mili
wahi kahte hain ki main sahab-e-kirdar nahin

ehtimam-e-rasan-o-dar hai ab kis ke liye
main khatawar nahin aap khatawar nahin

munsif-e-shahr ko de kaun sawalon ke jawab
ab kisi shakhs mein bhi jurat-e-guftar nahin

silsila unche makanon ka hai ta-hadd-e-nazar
shahr mein phir bhi kahin saya-e-diwar nahin

qafile wale kahan paenge manzil ka nishan
jazba-e-shauq nahin garmi-e-raftar nahin

kya faqat dad hai shair ki riyazat ka sila
'soz' kya mashq-e-sukhan kawish-e-bekar nahin