hai kya khizan mein mumkin sahra mein bagh nikle
zulmat ko jo mitae aisa charagh nikle

shor-e-safir-e-bulbul se gunjta tha kal tak
kyun aaj mere ghar mein rone ko zagh nikle

dagh-e-qamar se aakhir jab aashna hua main
jitne raqib pae in mein na dagh nikle

darta tha main na aae waqt-e-firaq mujh par
kuchh wasl se tere ab haul-e-dimagh nikle

ho justuju mein jis ki hai wo mazar kaisa
kya apni qabr ka tum lene suragh nikle

main thak chuka hun 'naqid' targhib-e-zindagi se
chahun ufuq se aakhir roz-e-faragh nikle