aaine se na daro apna sarapa dekho
waqt bhi ek musawwir hai tamasha dekho

kar lo bawar koi laya hai ajaib-ghar se
jab kisi jism pe hansta hua chehra dekho

chahiye pani to lafzon ko nichodo warna
khushk ho jaega afkar ka pauda dekho

shahr ki bhid mein shamil hai akela-pan bhi
aaj har zehn hai tanhai ka mara dekho

wo jo ek hasrat-e-be-nam ka saudai hai
us ko patthar ne badi dur se taka dekho

had se badhne ki saza deti hai fitrat sab ko
sham ko kitna badha karta hai saya dekho

ab to sar phod ke marna bhi hai mushkil 'najmi'
hae is daur mein patthar bhi hai mahnga dekho