duniya se ulajhna hi muqaddar mein likha kyon
khulta nahin mujh par jo hua hai wo hua kyon

is shahr mein patthar ki sadaen hain kahan tak
hun soch ki dahliz pe sar rakh ke pada kyon

har samt sulagte hue manzar hain abhi tak
tahzib ka manzar meri aankhon mein raha kyon

har subh dhuan hota hua dekha hai khud ko
phir bhi main diya ban ke sar-e-sham jala kyon

har lamha mere khwab ko tamir kiya to
har lamha use waqt ne mismar kiya kyon