aathon pahr lahu mein nahaya kare koi
yun bhi na apne dard ko dariya kare koi

ad jaegi fasil-e-shab-e-jabr tod kar
qaidi nahin hawa jise andha kare koi

dil takhta-e-gulab bhi aatish-fishan bhi hai
is rah-guzar se roz na guzra kare koi

odhi hai us ne sard khamoshi misal-e-sang
lafzon ke aabshaar giraya kare koi

pani ki tarah phail gai ghar mein sham-e-hijr
ta-subh dub dub ke ubhra kare koi

main hun kisi sada ke shikanje mein 'jafari'
mera pata hawaon se puchha kare koi