is liye main ne na koi minnat-o-fariyaad ki
dekhi jati hi na thi bechaargi sayyaad ki

dard ke moti pirota hun ghazal ki dor mein
parwarish karta hun apni ma’nawi aulad ki

rang-o-roghan meri diwaron pe karte hain sabhi
fikr karta hi nahin koi meri buniyaad ki

muddaton be-rozgari ne rulaya is qadar
aansuon mein bah gai file meri asnad ki

baat to khair-ul-wara ki kar rahe hain hum magar
kar rahe hain pairwi qaum-e-samud-o-‘ad ki

sach kahun to rah mein kante bichhao dosto
mustafai hun mujhe hajat nahin hai dad ki

mere har-su hai meri man ki du'aon ka hisar
rok li hai rah 'sagar' jis ne har uftad ki