harf-ta-harf uftad ki shairi
dil ki ek shahr-e-barbaad ki shairi

kab samundar kinaron ka muhtaj hai
kab dil mauj-e-azad ki shairi

bansuri ki madhur lai se bahar nikal
sun zara ruh-e-nashad ki shairi

tark hoti nahin aisi kuchh aadaten
fikr dad-e-hawas dad ki shairi

tauba tauba ki rakkhi hai footpath par
'mir' sahab se ustad ki shairi

karte karte sipurd-e-qalam kar gai
mujh pe jadu pari-zad ki shairi

chashm-e-baran ka dukh bantana farz hai
kuchh karen abr ki baad ki shairi

rabt ke daur mein khub likhte the hum
be-sabab be-maza baad ki shairi

raat palkon mein 'rakhshanda' katenge hum
ta-sahar hogi ab yaad ki shairi