bijli ki zad mein ek mera aashiyan nahin
wo kaun si zamin hai jahan aasman nahin

bulbul ko gham hai gul ke nigahban nahin rahe
gulchin hai khush ki ab koi daman-kashan nahin

manzil ka milna zauq-e-tajassus ki maut hai
achchha hai jo hayat meri kaamran nahin

chashm-e-karam nahin nigah-e-khashmagin to hai
na-mehrban to hain wo agar mehrban nahin

wo apni apni tarz-e-takallum ki baat hai
gul mahw-e-guftugu hain go munh mein zaban nahin