bimar-e-hijr bistar-e-gham se agar uthe
aawaza-e-qubul dua-e-sahar uthe

lakhon hain dad-khwah hazaron hain muddai
kis tarah roz-e-hashr kisi ki nazar uthe

ai yas ek ek ka lazim hai faisla
dil ko bitha ke hijr mein dard-e-jigar uthe

hai aasman ki wajah se gardan jhuki hui
ye chhat jo ho buland to nalon ka sar uthe

majbur ho raha hun main bar-e-khayal se
imkan mein nahin hai ki zanu se sar uthe

mumkin nahin ki ashk na aankhon se hon rawan
baalin se koi mujh ko agar dekh kar uthe

madd-e-nazar hua hai unhen imtihan-e-zabt
tufan-e-ashk aaj na ai chashm-e-tar uthe

hai ibtida se yunhi nasheb-o-faraaz-e-dahr
kyon dil na baith jae jo dard-e-jigar uthe

'masud' chhed wasl ki karna zarur thi
khamosh bazm-e-yar se kya soch kar uthe