tishnagi ne sarab hi likkha
khwab dekha tha khwab hi likkha

hum ne likkha nisab-e-tira-shabi
aur ba-sad aab-o-tab hi likkha

munshiyan-e-shuhud ne ta-haal
zikr-e-ghaib-o-hijab hi likkha

na rakha hum ne besh-o-kam ka khayal
shauq ko be-hisab hi likkha

dosto hum ne apna haal use
jab bhi likkha kharab hi likkha

na likha us ne koi bhi maktub
phir bhi hum ne jawab hi likkha

hum ne is shahr-e-din-o-daulat mein
maskharon ko janab hi likkha