dil mera lut gaya wo badi tauqir ke sath
jo mujhe jit na paya kabhi shamshir ke sath

koi kis tarah se badlega muqaddar ka likha
koi kis tarah se lad paega taqdir ke sath

dil ki nagri se kai ek musafir guzre
koi thahra hi nahin hai dil-e-be-pir ke sath

dard jab had se guzar jae to kuchh baat bane
nam mera bhi kabhi aae taqi-'mir' ke sath

main use bhul ke bhi yaad nahin aa sakti
jo mujhe bandh gaya dard ki zanjir ke sath

main ne minnat se aur minnat se tumhein manga hai
tum jo mil sakte the mujh ko kisi tadbir ke sath

ye hi alfaz meri shan hain sarmaya hain
kuchh taqabul nahin in ka kisi jagir ke sath

kat kar aaj ke akhbar ko tawiz kiya
teri taswir chhapi hai teri tahrir ke sath

tujh ko ranjha se kabhi bhi koi nisbat na rahi
har fasane mein mera zikr chala hir ke sath

aap pahlu se yun chup-chap lage baithe hain
jaise taswir laga de koi taswir ke sath

dad milti hai 'tabassum' tujhe yun der ke ba'd
tere ashaar samajh aate hain takhir ke sath