baghair samt hua hun main dar-ba-dar kaisa
mujhe bhi khwab dikhai diya magar kaisa

khayal khatir-e-abr-e-bahaar kar na sake
khizan ne lut liya ab ke ghar ka ghar kaisa

na wo huruf mein khushbu na wo sukhan ki mithas
badal diya hai zamane ne ham-safar kaisa

hum ahal-e-khair nikal aae kis kharabe mein
nizam-e-shar mein banaen ab apna ghar kaisa

main apne aap hi apna wajud bech aaya
mujhe rakha mere apnon ne be-khabar kaisa

hum apne ghar mein hain zinda misal shabnam-e-gul
bana hai partaw-e-khur ye hisar-e-dar kaisa

gaya jo de ke aziyyat-shanasaiyan 'manzar'
mila dobara to aaya tumhein nazar kaisa