aankh uthai nahin wo samne sau bar hue hijr mein aise faramush-gar-e-didar hue kaamil us firqa-e-zuhhad mein utha na koi kuchh hue to yahi rindan-e-qadah khwar hue na uthi baith ke khak apni tere kuche mein hum na yan dosh-e-hawa ke bhi kabhi yar hue subh le aaina us but ko dikhaya hum ne raat aghyar se milne ke jo inkar hue kuchh tajjub nahin gar ab ke falak tut pade aaj nale jo koi aur bhi do-chaar hue misr mein aaj tujhe dekh ke pachhtae hain sada-lauhi se jo yusuf ke kharidar hue mubtazil main hi to hun aap jo kahiye sach hai raat jhagde to mujhi par sar-e-bazar hue ye hain 'azurda' jo kahte hue shaian-allah aaj daryuza-gar-e-khana-e-khummar hue