hae laya na koi qasid-e-dilbar kaghaz
ho gaya gham se hamara tan-e-laghar kaghaz

nama-e-yar ke likhne ko mujhe arzan hai
tol de gar koi sone ke barabar kaghaz

yun lifafe mein hamara hai kalam-e-shirin
jis tarah bandhte hain qand ke upar kaghaz

na-tawani se nahin hai mujhe mumkin harakat
main hun harfon ki tarah mera hai bistar kaghaz

haal likkha hai jo main ne badan-e-laghar ka
le uda tinke ki manind kabutar kaghaz

main ne likha hai jo apna ye musibat-nama
mohr karne ko karun ashk se ab tar kaghaz

mere name ko agar dast-e-hinai mein wo le
waraq-e-gul se bhi ho rang mein behtar kaghaz

haal-e-soz-e-gham-e-furqat karun tahrir to ho
kabk ki chonch qalam baal samundar kaghaz

is qadar misl-e-qalam main ne jabin-sai ki
ban gaya ghis ke dar-e-yar ka patthar kaghaz

yar ne khat mein jo likkha hai ki na aana hargiz
ho gaya mere liye sadd-e-sikandar kaghaz

sath name ke gai jaan bhi su-e-jaanan
ho gaya tair-e-jaan ke liye shahpar kaghaz

nahin tohfa khat-e-jaanan ke barabar koi
hai mujhe qand-o-zaqan se kahin behtar kaghaz

ja-e-jarrah ki ab nama-bar aa pahuncha hai
badle phahe ke rakhun dagh-e-jigar par kaghaz

kya main iflas mein khat yar ko likkhun 'nasikh'
na qalam hai na siyahi na mayassar kaghaz