dil-e-hazin ko alam mein qarar bhi to nahin
mizaj-e-yar pe kuchh ikhtiyar bhi to nahin

abhi se dasht-nawardi ki fikr kyon dil ko
chaman mein aane ko fasl-e-bahaar bhi to nahin

main kaise man lun apne ko jaan-nisaron mein
meri wafa ka tumhein eatibar bhi to nahin

hamara shukr teri neamaton ke aage kya
tere karam ka hai koi shumar bhi to nahin

raha ye ghuncha-e-dil na-shagufta misl-e-khizan
girah-kusha-e-tabiat bahaar bhi to nahin

tumhaare wadon pe ab kis tarah yaqin aae
wafa hua hai kabhi ek bar bhi to nahin

basar kare koi wahshi bhi dasht mein kyunkar
koi darakht yahan saya-dar bhi to nahin

ab un ki shan-e-taghaful ka kya gila kije
jab apne dil pe mujhe ikhtiyar bhi to nahin

ho 'saqib' aap ko ahl-e-watan se shikwa kya
ki khaksar gharib-ud-dayar bhi to nahin