kis pe qabu jo tujhi pe nahin qabu apna kis se ummid hamein jab na hua tu apna jam-e-mai dekh ke jata raha qabu apna ladkhadata hun pakad le koi bazu apna nikhat-e-gul bahut itraati hui phirti hai wo kahin khol bhi den turra-e-gesu apna us ne phir kar bhi na dekha ki ye hai kaun bala hum ko tha zom ki chal jaega jadu apna jis ko samjhe ho wahi chiz nahin muddat se hum dikha denge kabhi chir ke pahlu apna par-e-parwaz nikalne de qafas mein sayyaad kaam dega yahi tuta hua bazu apna mil gae khak mein dar par tere itna baithe is riyazat pe bhi ab tak na hua tu apna gham nahin jam-e-tilakar utha rakh saqi kya gharaz hum ko salamat rahe chullu apna chaukdi bhul ke munh takte hain mujh wahshi ke aake is panw pe sar rakhte hain aahu apna kaun ai tul-e-shab-e-gham tera jhagda rakkhe aaj qissa hi kiye dete hain yaksu apna nikhat-e-khuld-e-barin phail gai koson tak wo naha kar jo sukhane lage gesu apna lillahil-hamd kudurat nahin rahne pati munh dhula deta hai har subh ko aansu apna shadi o gham ke rahenge yahi ragde jhagde qissa jis waqt talak hoga na yaksu apna gham mein parwana-e-marhum ke thamte nahin ashk shama ai shama zara dekh to munh tu apna be-adab mushaf-e-rukhsar pe jhuk padte hain rakhiye shanon pe zara gher ke gesu apna sina-e-tang se ghabra ke gaya dil to gaya munh dikhae na mujhe ab ye siyah-ru apna phansne wala tha phansa aa ke teri zulfon mein dil ba-khuda is mein nahin jurm sar-e-mu apna sham se jeb mein ek talkh dawa rakkhi hai aaj qissa hi kiye dete hain yaksu apna wahm o idrak o khayalat o dil o khwahish-e-dil sab to apne hain magar kyun nahin qabu apna 'shad' samjhate hain kyun ghair liya kya un ka chashm-e-tar apni hai jaan apni hai aansu apna