meri manind khud-nigar tanha
ye surahi mein phul nargis ka

itni shamen thin teri yaadon ki
apna saya bhi apna saya na tha

mere nazdik teri duri thi
koi manzil thi koi aalam tha

hae wo zindagi-fareb aankhen
tu ne kya socha main ne kya samjha

subah ki dhup hai ki raston par
munjamid bijliyon ka ek dariya

ghungruon ki jhanak-manak mein basi
teri aahat! main kis khayal mein tha

phir kahin dal ke burj par koi aks
faslon ki fasil se ubhra

phul murjha na jaen bajron mein
manjhiyo koi git sahil ka

waqt ki sarhaden simat jatin
teri duri se kuchh baid na tha

umr jalti hai bakht jalwon ke
zist mitti hai bhag mitti ka

rahen dardon ki chaukiyan chaukas
phul lohe ki bad par bhi khila

jo khud un ke dilon mein tha tah-e-sang
wo khazana kisi kisi ko mila

lakh qadren thin zindagani ki
ye muhit ek ajib zawiya tha

hai jo ye sar pe gyan ki gathri
khol kar bhi ise kabhi dekha

roz jhukta hai ku-e-dil ki taraf
kakh-e-sad-baam ka koi zina