ab kya bataun dard kahan tha kahan na tha puchhi wo baat yar ne jis ka guman na tha is se ziyaada hasil-e-umr-e-rawan na tha tera nishan jo paya to apna nishan na tha duniya ho ya hujum-e-qayamat ho ya ki hashr tere kharab-e-ishq ka charcha kahan na tha dekhi qafas se ja ke chaman mein jafa-e-charkh sab ke to aashiyan the mera aashiyan na tha aata nazar tha dur se nazdik karwan nazdik hum hue to kahin karwan na tha aaya nazar na phir bhi jahan mein kisi ko tu har chand tere jalwe se khali jahan na tha kaisi bahaar kis ka chaman fasl-e-gul thi kya duniya nazar mein hech thi jab aashiyan na tha be-parda is tarah kabhi hasil tha lutf-e-did hasti ka bhi hijab mere darmiyan na tha bijli pe ki nazar to falak par thi ja chuki dekha jo aashiyan ki taraf aashiyan na tha har zarra-e-jahan pe tha aabaad ek jahan hasti ka koi zarra bhi to raegan na tha 'afqar' maal-e-hasti-e-fani tha bas yahi kal tak tha nam aaj lahad ka nishan na tha