giraft-e-saya-e-diwar se nikal aaya
main ek umr ke aazar se nikal aaya

na jaanna bhi to ek jaanne ki surat hai
ajib rukh mere inkar se nikal aaya

main apni qimat-e-ehsas ke jawaz mein tha
so ye hua ki main bazar se nikal aaya

abhi ruke bhi na the hum padaw ki khatir
naya safar nai raftar se nikal aaya

samajh rahe the kahin dafn ho gaya hoga
wo khauf phir dar-o-diwar se nikal aaya

main chup hua to use bolna hi tha ek din
wo zinda harf lab-e-dar se nikal aaya

kisi khayal se kya kya khayal jag uthe
ye shaghl lamha-e-bekar se nikal aaya