har shaKHs liye kasa-e-ummid khaDa hai

har shakhs liye kasa-e-ummid khada hai
mahsus ye hota hai koi qaht pada hai
chehron pe ghubar-e-gham-e-haalat pada hai
hum ahl-e-kharabaat pe ye waqt kada hai


ye sach hai tera qad to mere qad se bada hai
lekin tu sar-e-wadi-e-pindar khada hai
ye wasl ke lamhe hain bahar-haal ghanimat
'isyan ki talafi ko bada waqt pada hai


us shakhs ko kis nam se mausum karun main
sae ki tarah jo mere nazdik khada hai
ye kis ne samoi meri guftar mein shokhi
ye kaun pas-e-parda-e-alfaz khada hai


alfaz ka marham nahin is zakhm ka darman
jo zakhm tere tarz-e-takallum se pada hai
'basit' kabhi us mard-e-qalandar se bhi milte
allah-re wo shakhs ki jo khud se lada hai