manzil na koi mod na rasta dikhai de
aalam tamam dhund mein lipta dikhai de

qatil dikhai de na masiha dikhai de
har shakhs ek fareb-e-tamasha dikhai de

waise to zindagi hai ujalon ka shahr bhi
dekho to maqbaron ka andhera dikhai de

jaun udhar to ek samundar hai be-karan
dekho idhar to pyas ka sahra dikhai de

rangin hai qatl-e-gul se abhi daman-e-bahaar
dast-e-hawas se khun tapakta dikhai de

tahtush-shuur mein hai jo ek lamha-e-khyal
lafzon ki sidhiyon se utarta dikhai de

sunta hun saaton mein nigar-e-sahar ki chap
manzar naqab-e-sham ulatta dikhai de

dhundo kisi hasin kharabe mein zindagi
ye dil to sadhuon ka basera dikhai de

arz-e-dakan mein baat chali hai kuchh is tarah
'saqib' dayar-e-sher mein tanha dikhai de