dur ke jalwon ki shadabi ka dil-dada na ho
tu jise dariya samajhta hai kahin sahra na ho

aaine ko ek muddat ho gai dekhe hue
wo jabin-e-shauq jis par soch ka saya na ho

wo bhi mere pas se guzra usi andaz se
main ne bhi zahir kiya jaise use dekha na ho

is taraf kya turfa aalam hai ye khul sakta nahin
aadmi ka qad agar diwar se uncha na ho

maslahat chahe rahun dale tasanno ka naqab
dosti ki mang chehre par koi parda na ho

dhup se ghabra ke baitha to hai lekin dekh le
ye kisi girti hui diwar ka saya na ho

qahqahon ki chhanw mein ek shakhs baitha hai udas
wo bhi meri hi tarah is bhid mein tanha na ho

'sabir' in manus galiyon se to dil ukta gaya
aa chalen is shahr mein pahle jaise dekha na ho