ghubar-e-waqt mein be-rang-o-bu pada hua main
khada hun arsa-e-afaq mein thaka hua main

teri nigah-e-nigarish-talab ko kya malum
ki harf-o-saut se guzra to kya se kya hua main

nujum bujhte hue kah rahe hain subh ba-khair
magar wo palken aur un mein kahin jada hua main

ye dekhne ko ki fitrat kahan badalti hai
wo ruthne hi laga tha ki be-wafa hua main

libas shairi karta hai husn-e-qamat par
ye be-sabab to nahin aaina bana hua main

hawa-e-subh-watan ek zara kumak ki kahin
dikhai dun lab-e-ahbab par khila hua main

ye dil waraq hai kisi gum-shuda sahife ka
so kya padhun khat-e-tansikh se bhara hua main

hisab-e-dost dil-e-dost mein raha 'talib'
phir istiaron kinayon mein kharch sa hua main