ab dilae mujhe taskin to aakhir koi
de gaya dard ka ehsas muhajir koi

meri fariyaad-o-fughan gunj rahi thi lekin
mere ghar tak nahin aaya kabhi nasir koi

rang udta hua lagta hai har ek titli ka
aa gaya bagh mein kya phul ka tajir koi

apne daman mein liye jata hai raste ka ghubar
chhanw hai hi kahan thahre jo musafir koi

har ghadi rakkhi hai gardan pe siyasi talwar
kaise zinda rahe akhbar ka nashir koi

be-rukhi itni bhi achchhi nahin hoti 'atish'
kab se hai pyar ka tohfa liye hazir koi