alamat hai ye kaisi is taghayyur ka sabab kya hai
hare patton pe harf-e-zard kyon mausam ne likkha hai

khutut-e-agahi pe jam ke mahka hai lahu mera
salib-e-fikr pe latka hua jab mujh ko dekha hai

kahin dekhe na jaenge jahan mein hum se diwane
fareb-e-arzu hum ne har ek manzil pe khaya hai

sadaqat ki sadaen dar se takra ke palat aain
makin shayad abhi tak dhup ki chadar mein lipta hai

khizan aai to jaane surat-e-haalat kya hogi
abhi tak to nigar-e-gul ka chehra khub nikhra hai

nizam-e-asman bhi ek sa mausam nahin rakhta
kabhi tare chamakte hain kabhi suraj nikalta hai

rawan hai kaun si manzil ko ye athkheliyan karti
nadi ko kya khabar mera samundar kitna pyasa hai