hazar gham hon to phir intikhab kaise karun
darida dil ko main nazr-e-azab kaise karun

main us ko bhul chuka tha kai baras ke baad
mili hai wasl ki saat hisab kaise karun

wahi hai ishq ki manzil wahi wafa ka safar
khuli jo aankh zara zikr-e-khwab kaise karun

gham-e-hayat ki ab koi intiha hi nahin
main apni zat ko waqf-e-sarab kaise karun

ye shahr-e-dard hai ai dostan-e-dil-zadgan
wafa shumar karun ehtisab kaise karun

wahi hai azmat o jah o hasham wahi mansab
faqih-e-shahr wahi hai khitab kaise karun

'saba' wo shakhs abhi tak hai mujh se begana
main us ki zat se phir intisab kaise karun