ab to yun lab pe mere harf-e-sadaqat aae
na-gahan shahr pe jaise koi aafat aae

maslahat ho gai mamnua shajar ki surat
lakh rokun magar us par hi tabiat aae

dakhl khushiyon ka meri zist mein kaise ho ki jab
tera gham bhi gham-e-dauran ki badaulat aae

jis pe main chhap sakun sikka-e-khud-mukhtari
zindagi mein koi aisi bhi to saat aae

raat bhar dhota hun taron ki nadi mein aankhen
tab kahin ja ke nazar subh ki surat aae

barf haalat ki ban jae na poshak-e-hayat
itni to teri tamanna mein hararat aae

wusat-e-lamha pe rakhta hun nigahen 'ruhi'
kyun na tahrir mein farda ki ibarat aae