ummid ke ufuq se na uttha ghubar tak
dekhi agarche rah-khizan se bahaar tak

rakhne ko tere wada-e-na-mo'tabar ki laj
jheli hai dil ne zahmat-e-sabr-o-qarar tak

dekha hai kis ne munh sahar-e-jalwa-saz ka
sab walwale hain ek shab-e-intizar tak

sayyaad ke sitam se rihai ka zikr kya
sau dam the qafas se sar-e-shakh-sar tak

matam ye hai ki zauq-e-fughan bhi nahin nasib
be-soz ho gaya nafas-e-shola-kar tak

jati hai dil ki hasrat-e-nazzargi kahan
nazzara ho gaya hai nigahon pe bar tak

kya us ki shan-e-banda-nawazi ka puchhna
bakhsha hai muflison ko gham-e-shah-war tak

phir us ke baad dil mein na utri koi nigah
wo teziyan rahin tere khanjar ki dhaar tak

'haqqi' se sargiran hi sahi nukta-dan-e-sher
ek rang hai ki hai kuchh isi jaan-e-haar tak