hum dekhte hain un ki taraf bar bar kyun
apni nazar pe hum ko nahin ikhtiyar kyun

wo mujh se puchhte hain ki ho be-qarar kyun
main un se puchhta hun ki ho trahdar kyun

dariya baha rahi tu ai chashm-e-zar kyun
dam bhar bhi tutta nahin ashkon ka tar kyun

tum mujh pe dha rahe ho sitam bar bar kyun
aakhir rula rahe ho mujhe zar zar kyun

pazhmurda hote jate hain gulha-e-dagh-e-dil
aati nahin chaman mein hamare bahaar kyun

kya phunk kar rahegi mere aashiyane ko
bijli lapak rahi hai idhar bar bar kyun

wada hi wada tha na wo aae na aaenge
ai chashm-e-arzu hai tujhe intizar kyun

apni nazar se puchhiye haal-e-dil-e-hazin
be-ikhtiyar kyun hai nahin ikhtiyar kyun

jab teri rahmaton ka nahin hai koi shumar
isyan ka mere hota hai yarab shumar kyun

kya hain kisi ke gesu-e-mushkin khule hue
hai gulshan-e-jahan ki faza itr-bar kyun

apni tarah mujhe bhi karegi tamam kya
tadpa rahi hai mujh ko shab-e-intizar kyun

hain yun to trahdar zamane mein aur bhi
lekin hai aap hi pe zamana nisar kyun

zakhmi hain donon kya tere tir-e-nigah ke
dil mein khalish hai aur jigar dagh-dar kyun

'sabir' ki zindagi mein to puchha na aap ne
marne ke baad puchh rahe hain mazar kyun