hijr ka chand dard ki naddi
yahi surat hai apni duniya ki

regzaron mein sang khilte hain
jaise baghon mein shakh shakh kali

mera ghar hai ki 'mir'-sahib ka
uf ye honton pe talkh talkh hansi

aa gaya mausam-e-zamistan kya
aag ki justuju mein raat kati

ku-ba-ku dar-ba-dar bhatakte hue
dekh li aaj maut ki bhi gali

qufl honton ka tut kar hi raha
dil-e-afsurda raat bit chali

ek chalti hui ghazal par raat
'rahi'-e-gham-zada ne nazm kahi