azal se apne hi hone ke intizar mein hun
numu-pazir hun lekin tere hisar mein hun

kahan pata tha ki apna hi pesh-o-pas hun main
kise khabar thi ki tanha khada qatar mein hun

tere wajud ki har dhup chhanw hai jis mein
main reza-reza usi khak-e-rahguzar mein hun

yahin kahin teri nazron se gir ke bikhrunga
main shakh-e-sabz abhi mausam-e-bahaar mein hun

sada-e-qabr idhar bhi koi ki tere liye
main pa-ba-jaulan bahut dasht-e-be-kanar mein hun

farar chahun to jo kuchh hai sab ganwa baithun
kuchh is tarah teri aawaz ke hisar mein hun

bata gaya tha pata bas yunhi hawaon ko
kahan khabar thi ki main bhi tere shumar mein hun

alag na dekh bahut zard zard phulon se
nazar utha ki main chaaron taraf bahaar mein hun

main harf-harf tujhe jism-o-jaan mein le jaun
ki rang-rang teri lautti bahaar mein hun

bikhar chuka hai wo 'ajmal' sadaen de ke mujhe
ki main asir hawaon ke kar-zar mein hun