aarzu aur hawas ka hissa hun
jism ki lazzaton ka qissa hun

ek kunj-e-farar mein mahfuz
pas-e-diwar hun main saya hun

shab-gazida idhar se guzrenge
karwan-e-sahar ka jada hun

hairati main ki mera aaina
jism hun ya ki raqs-e-baada yun

meri tanhai mujh se kahti hai
naqsh-e-kohna pe naqsh-e-taza hun

kaif-o-kam ke shumar kya mani
main to manzar hun main to dida hun

mujh ko mat chaak kar ki apne tain
nama-e-dost hun main girya hun

main ulum-e-zaman ka shahzada
main zamin-zad ibn-e-sina hun

matn-o-qari ke darmiyan mein kya
main faqat lafz hun ki mana hon