bar-e-gham se dam labon par aa gaya
aise jine se to ji ghabra gaya

khuld ki tarif aakhir ta-ba-ke
sunte sunte ji mera ukta gaya

hae kab lai saba paigham-e-zist
ghuncha-e-ummid jab murjha gaya

kaun hota hai kisi ka khizr-e-rah
apni manzil tak har ek tanha gaya

ye bhi kya kam hai shab-e-gham ka karam
mujh ko jine ka saliqa aa gaya

kyon araq-aluda peshani hui
yaad shayad aap ko kuchh aa gaya

ab to qaul-e-‘dard’ hai wird-e-zaban
bas hujum-e-yas ji ghabra gaya

ajnabi hun aaj main us bazm mein
bar-ha 'talib' jahan aaya gaya