jab khule mutthi to sab padh len khat-e-taqdir ko
ji mein aata hai mita dun hath ki tahrir ko

jism sannate ke aalam se guzarta hi nahin
be-hisi ne aur aur bojhal kar diya zanjir ko

bahta dariya hai ki aaina-gari ka silsila
dekhta rahta hun pani mein teri taswir ko

subh-e-nau ne kat dale sham-e-zulmat ke hisar
kis tarah roke koi kirnon ki ju-e-shir ko

dhadkanon ki chap ruk jae to aae nind bhi
sath le kar phir raha hun shor-e-dar-o-gir ko

jab maani ka ujala hi na ho alfaz mein
kyun karen raushni sukhan ki sham-e-be-tanwir ko

dhund sae khauf gahri chup hawa ki be-rukhi
kaise aalam mein chala hun dahr ki taskhir ko

apni peshani pe shohrat ki lakiren khinch le
apne sine se laga le katba-e-tashhir ko

aks aaine se pahle tha to phir 'siddiqi' kyun
khwab se pahle na dekha khwab ki tabir ko