ek muddat se adhura hai sarapa apna
gum hua jaane kahan bhid mein chehra apna

meri khwahish ke parinde ko qanaat hai pasand
sukhi tahni pe hi karta hai basera apna

hirs caron ke khazane ki hui hai jab se
khair khairaat se bharta nahin kasa apna

hum ne sikha hai gulabon se takallum ka tariq
khurdura ho nahin sakta kabhi lahja apna

hai to aalam ki khabar apni khabar khak nahin
ab tasawwur mein hi khulta hai daricha apna

ukhdi ukhdi si lagawat ko mohabbat na samajh
dhup chamke to thaharta nahin saya apna

ek ek sans pe dete rahe jine ka khiraj
zindagi ne na kiya tark taqaza apna

aadamiyat se muzayyan wo kitaben thin subuk
aaj raddi se giran-bar hai basta apna

sirf khwabon pe ijara tha haqiqat pe nahin
hum sarabon ko samajhte rahe dariya apna

koi khilat na inayat ki talab hai 'sabir'
hum to likhte hain shab-o-roz qasida apna