main kab rahin-e-reg-e-bayaban-e-yas tha
sad-khema-e-bahaar mere aas pas tha

toda hai bar-ha mujhe dil ki shikast ne
chehra magar zara bhi na mera udas tha

sahra-e-jaan ki dhup mein thin wahshaten bahut
lekin na mera azm kahin bad-hawas tha

ye aur baat hai ki barhana thi zindagi
maujud phir bhi mere badan par libas tha

main ne har ek lamhe ko chaha hai tut kar
tha zindagi-parast mohabbat-shanas tha

mausam kuchh aae aise bhi shahr-e-khayal mein
mujh ko na jin ka ilm na koi qayas tha

fikr-e-sukhan hi 'ashk' hai zauq-e-amal mera
is ke siwa na kar-e-jahan koi ras tha