bad-nasib banjara us zamin ka basi hai
jo zamin ulfat ki muddaton se pyasi hai

har taraf andhera hai har taraf udasi hai
shahr-e-pur-ziya mein bhi raushni zara si hai

jo sadaen deta hai kucha-e-nigaran mein
ajnabi nahin koi shakl aashna si hai

kya khizan ka phir mausam aa gaya gulistan mein
kyon gulon ke chehron par itni bad-hawasi hai

dekhiye khuda jaane kis tarah guzarti hai
baat yun to kahne ko kuchh nahin zara si hai

sadgi ka partaw hai mera har lab-o-lahja
aap kaise kahte hain ye ghazal siyasi hai

saf karti rahti hai sukhe khar-o-gul aksar
dosto nasim-e-subh mausamon ki dasi hai

zawiye nigahon ke meri samt hain 'hairat'
khamushi mein poshida un ki ek haya si hai