mera adam wajud bhi kya zar-nigar tha
chaaron taraf khala mein chamakta ghubar tha

sahil bani nigah ki had fasle mite
girdab-e-mauj-e-dud makan ka hisar tha

pi kar lahu siyah hui kisht-e-arzu
kya dekhte ki khak ka dawa bahaar tha

maujon mein dubti hui surkhi thi sham ki
dil dasht-e-pur-sukut tha dariya qarar tha

ek bojh uthae sham ko lauta hun main nidhaal
main apne dam-e-shauq mein kya khud shikar tha

dil ka suragh kya ki jahan tak nigah ki
nairang-e-naqsh-e-rafta-e-pa-e-farar tha

main ek shajar sukut tha aur meri chhanw mein
girta hua sadaon ka ek aabshaar tha

khurshid-o-mah mere liye ek fasana the
tarik jangalon ka main lail-o-nahaar tha

shoale daraaz dast the aur mere samne
khurshid sham-e-dasht ka tarik ghaar tha

main khak-e-dil bikher raha tha hawa mein 'zeb'
aur is se be-khabar tha ki us mein sharar tha