hinsa ke pahle mujhe phir rula gaya ek shakhs
fasana kah ke fasana bana gaya ek shakhs

dikha ke ek jhalak apni chashm-e-mai-gun se
mai-e-nashat ye kaisi pila gaya ek shakhs

kahun to kaise kahun ek ajib manzar tha
nigar-khana-e-hasti saja gaya ek shakhs

khalish si uthti hai rah rah ke qalb-e-muztar mein
tha kaisa tir-e-nazar jo chubha gaya ek shakhs

na jaane aa gaya dam-e-fareb mein kaise
tha sabz bagh jo mujh ko dikha gaya ek shakhs

thi jis se sham-e-shabistan-e-zindagi raushan
jila ke sham-e-mohabbat bujha gaya ek shakhs

mein us ko dekh ke hosh-o-hawas kho baitha
jab aaya hosh mein uth kar chala gaya ek shakhs

khumar jis ka abhi tak hai sar mein 'barqi' ke
sharab-e-shauq ka chaska laga gaya ek shakhs