hai phaili chaar-su ye tirgi kya
jo shama-e-arzu thi bujh gai kya

banana aur bana kar tod dena
junun-angez hai shishagari kya

main apna aap dushman ho gaya hun
karega ab koi chaaragari kya

khafa mujh se jo meri zindagi hai
ajal ko bhi hai kam naraazgi kya

na jaane aaj kyon lutne ka gham hai
koi daulat hamare pas thi kya

gulon tak aa hi pahuncha dast-e-gul-chin
chaman ki aabru baqi rahi kya

pata jis ko mila tera wo gham hai
kamal-e-agahi hai be-khudi kya

yahan to aag si dil mein lagi hai
lagi dil ki hai koi dil-lagi kya

takabbur se kisi ko kya mila hai
habab-e-bahr ki dariya-dili kya

na ras aaegi 'manzar' sher-goi
ki tum kya aur tumhaari shaeri kya