makan-e-dil se jo uthta tha wo dhuan bhi gaya
bujhi jo aatish-e-jaan zist ka nishan bhi gaya

bahut panah thi us ghar ki chhat ke sae mein
wahan se nikle to phir sar se aasman bhi gaya

badha kuchh aur tajassus jala kuchh aur bhi zehn
haqiqaton ke taaqub mein main jahan bhi gaya

rahe na sath jo pachhtawe bhi to ranj hua
ki hasil-e-safar-e-umr-e-raegan bhi gaya

bachche hue the to ek ek lamha ginte the
bikhar gae to phir andaza-e-zaman bhi gaya

nishan tak na raha apne gharq hone ka
dikhai deta tha jo ab wo baadban bhi gaya

bhara tha daman-e-khwahish to hashr barpa tha
hua tahi to phir aawaza-e-sagan bhi gaya

ab is udas haweli se apna kya rishta
makin ke sath hamare liye makan bhi gaya

bisat-e-dahr pe shah-mat ho gai hum ko
'riyaz' wo bhi na hath aaya naqd-e-jaan bhi gaya