aag kya sard hui barf ko pani kar ke
hum bhi dariya hue mahsus rawani kar ke

puchhiye kis se ki viran hue ghar kaise
har koi khush hai yahan naql-e-makani kar ke

in ishaaron ki kanayon ki haqiqat malum
hum ne alfaz ko dekha tha maani kar ke

ek nae din ki shuruat hui jati hai
qaflo aage badho khatm kahani kar ke

log rakhte hain zaraat se zaminen khush-rang
hum bhi dekhen kisi poshak ko dhani kar ke

qadr-o-qimat mein izafe ki talab thi jin ko
wahi masrur hain ashiya ki girani kar ke

yun hi karte rahe jiddat ka gila to 'rahat'
har kisi chiz ko rakh doge purani kar ke