dubne walo hawaon ka hunar kaisa laga
ye kinara ye samundar ye bhanwar kaisa laga

ponchhte jaiye daman se lahu mathe ka
sochte jaiye diwar ko sar kaisa laga

hat gai chhanw magar log wahin baithe hain
dasht ki dhup mein jaane wo shajar kaisa laga

dar-o-diwar hain main hun meri tanhai hai
chandni raat se puchho mera ghar kaisa laga

is se pahle kabhi ponchhe the kisi ne aansu
un ka daman tujhe ai dida-e-tar kaisa laga

sahl thin marhala-e-tark-e-wafa tak rahen
is se aage koi puchhe ki safar kaisa laga

aankh se dekh liya tark-e-watan ka manzar
ghar jahan chhod gae the wo khandar kaisa laga

wo mujhe sun ke badi der se chup hai 'qaisar'
jaane us ko meri ghazlon ka hunar kaisa laga