chamakte taron pe tera hi nam likhte hain
sunahre lafzon mein tujh ko payam likhte hain

tere dayar pe jab ruk gae hain mere qadam
tere hi dar pe to ab hum salam likhte hain

sulagte shoale to hote hi hain jalane ko
jo jal chuke hain wo zakhmi awam likhte hain

ye kaise kaison ko hum ne banaya rah-numa
halal chiz ko jo ab haram likhte hain

bahut gharib hain bhuke hain ehtijajan hum
bayaz-e-waqt pe ye subh-o-sham likhte hain

unhen khabar nahin 'sahir' hum aaj hain aazad
jo apne aap ko ab bhi ghulam likhte hain