hawa aashufta-tar rakhti hai hum aashufta-haalon ko
baratna chahti hai dasht-e-majnun ke hawalon ko

na aaya kuchh magar hum kushtagan-e-shauq ko aaya
hawa ki zad mein aakhir be-sipar rakhna khayalon ko

khuda rakkhe tujhe ai naqsh-e-diwar-e-sanam-khana
kahenge log diwar-e-abad teri misalon ko

andheri raat mein ek dasht-e-wahshat zindagi nikli
chala jata hun daman-e-nazar deta ujalon ko

bujha jata hai dil sa ek lal-e-shab charagh aakhir
kahan le jaun us ke sath ke sahib-jamalon ko

khadi hai taj pahne shahr mein khar-e-mughilan ka
jawab-e-taza dene zindagi kohna sawalon ko

khayaban khandaqon mein khul gae wo mauj-e-khun guzri
hawa-e-zakhma-war ne saz samjha hai nihaalon ko

nikalne hi na pae halqa-e-dasht-e-tamanna se
mili thi gardish-e-parkar aisi kuchh ghazalon ko

subu mein maujzan aab-e-zamir-e-mai-gusaran hai
tulu-e-subh tak raushan rakkhenge hum piyalon ko

kabud o surkh mein thi nek o bad mein dagh o darman mein
hawa sayyah thi dekh aai sab gham ke shiwalon ko

taghayyur ki zamin par aadmi ka tez-rau partaw
gaya hai surat-e-mishal liye aainda salon ko