aankhon mein khwab rakh diye tabir chhin li
us ne khitab bakhsh ke jagir chhin li

gham ye nahin ki bakht ne barbaad kar diya
gham hai to ye ki khwahish-e-tamir chhin li

dastar-e-maslahat to yun bhi sar pe bojh thi
achchha kiya ki tum ne ye tauqir chhin li

ye kis ki bad-dua ki hai tasir ya-khuda
jis ne meri duaon se tasir chhin li

qadr-o-qaza ka zikr kuchh is tarah se kiya
waiz ne nok-e-nakhun-e-tadbir chhin li

shohrat mili thi jurat-e-taqrir se jise
shohrat ne us se jurat-e-taqrir chhin li

but ban gaya to us ki nami khatm ho gai
bhakton ne us ki khak se iksir chhin li

andesha-e-itab se yar aur dar gae
qatil se hum ne badh ke jo shamshir chhin li

be-nutq thi to kahti thi kya kya na dastan
goyai ne to hairat-e-taswir chhin li

rahne laga hai wo bada chup chup sa in dinon
'arshad' se kis ne shokhi-e-taqrir chhin li