ye zor-o-shor sar-e-abshaar kaisa hai
khamosh kab se hai ye kohsar kaisa hai

koi hai aur bhi aaega jo usi jaisa
wo aa chuka hai magar intizar kaisa hai

jo chahte hain kisi ko yahan na aane den
batao shahr-e-talab mein hisar kaisa hai

ye kaisi shakh ke paiwand hain darakhton par
ye kaise phal hain ye rang-e-bahaar kaisa hai

hamesha soch se kam hi raha hai har hasil
khayal-o-khwab ka ye intishaar kaisa hai

kisi bhi ghar mein wo pahli mohabbat hai hi nahin
koi bhi kahta nahin ye dayar kaisa hai

har ek lafz ke mani badal gae 'majid'
jahan-e-sher mein ye khalfashaar kaisa hai