har ek gam pe ek but banana chaha hai
jise bhi chaha bahut kafirana chaha hai

hazar qism ke ilzam aur khamoshi
talluqat ko yun bhi nibhana chaha hai

girae jaane lage hain darakht har jaanib
ki main ne shakh pe ek aashiyana chaha hai

hai kyun adawat-e-aghyar hi ka zikr yahan
chaman to ahl-e-chaman ne jalana chaha hai

hisar-e-nafrat-e-daur-e-jadid mein dil ne
mohabbaton ka purana zamana chaha hai

khudaya dasht-nawardi ka shauq hai kis ko
musafiron ne faqat aab-o-dana chaha hai

chaman mein phul 'tasawwur' khilen har ek jaanib
isi sabab se to sahra basana chaha hai