gila to un ko bhi hai main jinhen mila hi nahin
na jaane kitne fasanon mein hun pata hi nahin

koi to puchhe zara haal un andheron se
ki jin ke pahlu mein suraj kabhi uga hi nahin

use hai aaj bhi ranj-o-malal ye mujh se
ki dil pe us ki kisi baat ko liya hi nahin

lo khel khel mein banne ko ban gai kashti
magar mizaj samundar ka kuchh pata hi nahin

wo shor kis ka tha shab bhar ki nind tut gai
mere siwa to koi aur ghar mein tha hi nahin

hua yun karte hain tufan se log khauf-zada
ki jaise us ke thapedon mein kuchh maza hi nahin

ye nur-e-subh hai aaghaz sirf ek din ka
wo din jo sham guzarte kabhi raha hi nahin

abhi se kar na muqarrar tu mera waqt-e-hisab
ki zindagi tujhe main ne abhi jiya hi nahin

khalish jahan ki numayan hain meri ghazlon mein
wo dard bhi hai mera jo mujhe mila hi nahin