hai ajib kashmakash mein gham-e-arzu ka mara
na to arz-e-gham ka yara na kahe baghair chaara

kahen us se haal kya jo na samajh sake ishaara
gham-e-ishq ko ye zillat nahin hashr tak gawara

main nahin hun mauj-e-muztar jo ho be-qarar-e-sahil
main ghariq-e-bahr-e-gham hun mujhe dhund le kinara

mujhe kya mita sakenge gham-e-hijr ke ye tufan
ki abhi hai mere bas mein teri yaad ka sahaara

na kahin ka mujh ko rakkha teri aarzu ne zalim
main jahan bhi ja ke duba wahin mil gaya kinara

meri sakht-jaani bar-haq magar is ka puchhna kya
tere hijr ka zamana bana jis tarah guzara

main harif-e-kashmakash hun hai jagah meri talatum
jise maut ki ho khwahish wahi dhund le kinara

tere puchhne ke sadqe gham-e-dil ka majra kya
tere lutf ne jalaya teri be-rukhi ne mara

meri aarzu aur un ko kahin khwab to nahin hai
ye kahan chamak raha hai mere bakht ka sitara

hai ajib chiz 'sahir' ye muqaddar-e-wafa bhi
ki usi ko hum ne chaha jo na ho sake hamara