hawa-e-hijr chali dil ki regzaron mein
sharar jalte hain palkon ki shakh-saron mein

koi to mauja-e-tufan idhar bhi aa nikle
safine dub chale bahr ke kinaron mein

unhin ki hasrat-e-rafta ki yaadgar hun main
jo log rah gae tanha bhari bahaaron mein

hamin wo sukhe hue zard ped hain jo kabhi
bahaar bantte phirte the gul-ezaron mein

'zahir' wo bhi samajhte hain ab zaban-e-ghazal
chhupao lakh gham-e-hijr istiaron mein