azal se jis se rahe sare bad-guman patthar
hue hain ab usi shishe ke pasban patthar

hua jo gul to faramosh kar diya us ko
charagh sa kabhi raushan tha khak-dan patthar

tarash kar jise anmol kar diya us ne
sunata hai usi teshe ki dastan patthar

zamin pe us ko na rakhne ki shart thahri thi
utha na paya kabhi rakh diya jahan patthar

tulua hoga wo ek roz mere andar se
ufuq se ta-ba-ufuq hai jo zau-fishan patthar

lahu se tar tha badan par gila na hum ne kiya
yahi sabab ki hue mujh se bad-guman patthar

jabin-e-sada ko 'sahil' jo us ne dekh liya
usi ghadi se hua mujh pe mehrban patthar