hamein nasib koi dida-war nahin hota
jo dastaras mein hamari hunar nahin hota

main roz us se yahin ham-kalam hota hun
darun-e-ruh kisi ka guzar nahin hota

jala diye hain kisi ne purane khat warna
faza mein aisa to raqs-e-sharar nahin hota

mohabbaton ke kai ism main ne padh dale
ajab tilism hai wa is ka dar nahin hota

agar main shab ki siyahi na chir kar niklun
koi ujala mera ham-safar nahin hota

kisi ke naqsh-e-qadam ki thi justuju warna
main is tarah to 'sukhan' dar-ba-dar nahin hota