jab sham-dhale hijr tera mujh se mila tha
main ashkon ke jalte hue khemon mein khada tha

inam-zada chehron pe khiffat thi khushi ki
darbar mein ek tan se juda sar bhi pada tha

ye dariya tere sath mujhe le hi chale the
sad-shukr samundar ne mujhe tham liya tha

main khali tahi-daman mazafat ka basi
ganw ke muqaddar se tera shahr bada tha

aayat ko nezon pe chadha kar to na puchho
zanjir-zani karte hue shahr mein kya tha

jo aaj mere darpae-azar hua hai
ye gham to mere khun ke tukdon pe pala tha

us shakhs ko aazadi meri mar na dale
jo rauzan-e-zindan se mujhe jhank raha tha