gham-e-jaanan mein samo kar gham-e-dauran hum ne
do fasanon ko diya ek hi unwan hum ne

gham se ghabra ke jo ki koshish-e-darman hum ne
aur bhi kanton mein uljha liya daman hum ne

dekhen kya hota hai tajdid-e-nasheman ka saman
muntakhab ki hai phir ek shakh-e-gulsitan hum ne

gham se bachne ke liye waza kiye the jo usul
kar diye nazuki-e-waqt pe qurban hum ne

aaj 'mukhtar' asir-e-gham-e-dauran hai wo dil
jis ko samjha tha harif-e-gham-e-dauran hum ne