gae dinon ka hawala tha kaam kya deta
guzar gaya wo jawab-e-salam kya deta

dayar-e-shab se bhi aage mera safar tha bahut
so mera sath wo mah-e-tamam kya deta

main is kharaba-e-dil ke ujad manzar mein
kisi ko dawat-e-sair-o-qayam kya deta

jo tu na aata to rang-e-fasurdagi ke siwa
meri nigah ko ye husn-e-sham kya deta

shikasta-pai pe jab mutmain the rahrawan
main qafile ko dua-e-khiram kya deta

mujhe khabar hai sarisht-e-sifal mein hai zawal
main apne dil ko fareb-e-dawam kya deta

main kuza-gar ki dukan par rakha raha ta-umr
koi charagh-e-shikasta ke dam kya deta

usi se mujh ko mohabbat usi se nafrat bhi
main us talluq-e-khatir ko nam kya deta

ye shahr ho gaya khali sukhan-shanason se
yahan koi mujhe dad-e-kalam kya deta