ai umr-e-naz tujh ko guzare guzar na tha
hum boriya-nashinon ka koi bhi ghar na tha

duniya-e-hast-o-bud mein mere siwa tujhe
sab qabil-e-qubull the main mo'atabar na tha

ye dil jo mere sine mein bajta hai raat-din
wo dard sah chuka hai ki jo mukhtasar na tha

ek chand ro raha tha sar-e-asman-e-ishq
taron ki anjuman mein koi chaaragar na tha

ye shor-o-ghalghala hai ki lutta hai mai-kada
kya wan pe koi 'ghaalib'-e-ashufta-sar na tha

the andarun-e-zat kai lakh hadsat
lekin tumhaari yaad se dil be-khabar na tha

imkan chahaar su tha safar ka magar 'qamar'
tanha khada hua tha koi ham-safar na tha