jaga sake na tere lab lakir aisi thi
hamare bakht ki rekha bhi 'mir' aisi thi

ye hath chume gae phir bhi be-gulab rahe
jo rut bhi aai khizan ki safir aisi thi

wo mere panw ko chhune jhuka tha jis lamhe
jo mangta use deti amir aisi thi

shahadaten mere haq mein tamam jati thin
magar khamosh the munsif nazir aisi thi

katar ke jal bhi sayyaad ki raza ke baghair
tamam umr na udti asir aisi thi

phir us ke baad na dekhe visal ke mausam
judaiyon ki ghadi chashm-gir aisi thi

bas ek nigah mujhe dekhta chala jata
us aadmi ki mohabbat faqir aisi thi

rida ke sath lutere ko zad-e-rah bhi diya
teri farakh-dili mere wir aisi thi

kabhi na chahne walon ka khun-baha manga
nigar-e-shahr-e-sukhan be-zamir aisi thi