muddaton se jo moattar tha wo daftar kat kar
zard mausam likh diya satar-e-gul-e-tar kat kar

dida-e-bina ki khatir tha jo saman-e-nashat
reza reza kar diya kis ne wo manzar kat kar

koi khidki hi nazar aai na darwaza mila
thak gae hain panw diwaron ke chakkar kat kar

daman-e-shab mein hain kitne phul kya us ko khabar
so gaya koh-e-mashaqqat ko jo din-bhar kat kar

kho gaya hai aadmi be-chehragi ke dasht mein
le uda hai waqt aainon ke jauhar kat kar

yun kiya aazad zanjir-e-talluq se mujhe
chhod de jaise koi tote ke shah-par kat kar

chahte hain sab ko be-mehnat mile shirin hamein
kaun ab laega ju-e-shirin patthar kat kar

tab kahin paya kisi ne us ki manzil ka pata
jab masafat qata ki khud ko sarasar kat kar

tirgi mein tha jo 'mahir' sham-e-raushan ki misal
khak par phenka hai kis zalim ne wo sar kat kar