chheda hai naya naghma hayat-e-abadi ne
is bar tabassum na kiya sun ke kali ne

lafzon mein utarne ka hunar sikh raha hun
khatre mein hain alfaz ke sinon mein dafine

wo hain ki bhatakte hain abhi pyas ke mare
hum hain ki dubo aae sarabon mein safine

sunta hun tadapte hue pani ka faqat shor
hassas banaya hai mujhe tishna-labi ne

aflak ke manzar hain mere samne uryan
bakhshi ye bulandi mujhe be-baal-o-pari ne

shadab nazar aate hain ashjar har ek samt
kya shahr mein jangal ki hawa lai kisi ne

pahlu mein dhadakta hai tadapta hai shab-o-roz
bechain kiye rakkha hai mujh ko mere ji ne

jo raste jate hain tere arsh ki jaanib
wo raste bhi dikhlae mujhe dar-ba-dari ne