dil ne subu to aankh ne saghar utha liya
donon ne apna apna muqaddar utha liya

mazi ka phul haal ka patthar utha liya
jo mil gaya ghazal ki zamin par utha liya

majburiyon ka us ki kuchh andaza kijiye
kante ko jis ne phul samajh kar utha liya

itni chamak thi ashk-e-gham-e-rozgar mein
har qatre ko samajh ke main gauhar utha liya

kyon laghzish-e-qadam ko main apni dua na dun
mujh ko kisi ne hath badha kar utha liya

jab bujh saki na pyas to pyasi nigah ne
aankhon mein band kar ke samundar utha liya

jis se na uth saki kabhi ek shakh-e-gul 'nasib'
hairat hai aise hath ne khanjar utha liya