lafzon ke sahra mein kya mani ke sarab dikhana bhi
koi sukhan sahabi koi naghma nakhlistana bhi

ek muddat se hosh-o-khabar ki khamoshi raij hai yahan
kash dayar-e-asr mein gunje koi sada mastana bhi

nape-tule aahang pe kab tak sambhal sambhal kar raqs karen
koi dhun diwani koi harakat majnunana bhi

shahr se bahar kohsaron ke bich ye thahra thahra din
kitna apna sa lagta hai aaj dil-e-begana bhi

ek tilismi rah fasil-e-tan se nawah-e-jaan tak hai
jis ki khoj mein kho jao to mumkin hai pa jaana bhi

aagahi makus safar hai danish-gah ke raste ka
jis ka har jaana-pahchana manzar hai an-jaana bhi

bol wahi hain sur bhi wahi mizrab ki jumbish badle to
yas-o-alam ke taron mein muzmar hai ek tarana bhi

hasil aur la-hasil par ab waise bhi kiya ghaur karen
aur chhalakne wala ho jab sanson ka paimana bhi

kitni aag kashakash kitni kitna tahammul hai darkar
'saz' koi aasan nahin hai lafzon ko pighlana bhi