aise rahte hain apne ghar mein asir
raushni jaise baam-o-dar mein asir

yun hain fikr-o-khayal ham-ahang
lafz mani ke hai asar mein asir

nam kya puchhte ki hairan the
hum hue kaise us sahar mein asir

bas shabahat talash karna hai
wo hai khud apne hi hunar mein asir

hum hue matn mein nazar-andaz
sahab-e-dahr hai dahr mein asir

rang kuchh aur hi hai aalam ka
jab nazar ho kisi nazar mein asir

sar-kashi mein hai barg aawara
ab talak tha kisi shajar mein asir

kya tayyun ho manzilon ka abhi
har qadam us ki rahguzar mein asir