ek shakl be-irada sar-e-baam aa gai
phir zindagi mein faisle ki sham aa gai

dasht o makan ke fasle be-rang-o-nur the
ek rang le ke gardish-e-ayyam aa gai

wo rahguzar jo aai to sar ko saja liya
daman ki khak aaj mere kaam aa gai

phir ek hisar tut gaya ikhtiyar ka
phir ek sada-e-kucha-e-ilzam aa gai

hum bolte rahe to rahe lafz sang-e-rah
chup ho gae to manzil-e-ilham aa gai

'sabir' zamin pe ranj bhi us ne utare hain
lekin ye fard-e-jurm mere nam aa gai