hikayat-e-husn-e-yar likhna hadis-e-mina-o-jam kahna
abhi wahi kar-e-ashiqan hai sukut-e-gham ka kalam kahna

ufuq taghayyur ki tez lau se pighal raha hai badal raha hai
magar is ahwal-e-waqai ko likhen na wo mere nam kahna

hazar hathon se main ne jis ko sambhaal rakkha tha zindagi mein
charagh-bar-kaf bisat-e-dil par khadi hui hai wo sham kahna

agar teri aastin-e-tar ko khabar nahin dastan-e-gham ki
zamana unwan-e-taza-tar se suna gaya na-tamam kahna

dhowen mein ek tair-e-nawa-gar ne aatish-e-gul pe jaan de di
rag-e-gulu mein jali hui lai chamak gai zer-e-dam kahna

hum aise jada-taraaz-e-sahra nikal hi aate hain chand aakhir
sukhan ko uslub-e-zindagi ka diya hai hum ne hi nam kahna

kabhi kabhi to lahak sa uthta hai barq-o-baran ki chashmakon mein
kisi ada-e-visal-saman ka khanjar-e-be-niyam kahna

utar gaya dil mein zahr-e-kakul nisar ek sarw-e-dil-satan ke
fusun-e-chaara-gari se guzra mohabbaton ka payam kahna

khayal-e-yaran-e-ku-ba-ku se nazar hai ek matam-e-nazara
dam-e-harifan-e-be-subu se nafas hai be-nang-o-nam kahna

abhi to kuchh log zindagi mein hazar sayon ka ek shajar hain
unhin ke sayon mein qafile kuchh thahar gae be-qayam kahna

khuda tujhe aafiyat ki aabaadiyon mein nauras safir rakkhe
udhar ke diwar-o-dar salamat meri taraf se salam kahna