jaise tazad hota hai lail-o-nahaar mein
waisa hi farq hota hai qaul-o-qarar mein

tum hi batao kya hai mere ikhtiyar mein
main is bisat-e-dahr pe hun kisi shumar mein

kya jaane kya kashish hai ye musht-e-ghubar mein
jakde hue sabhi hain gham-e-rozgar mein

tadpa hai khub mahi-e-be-ab ki tarah
ab bhi dil-e-hazin hain tere intizar mein

mahsus kar rahe hain magar bolte nahin
tabdiliyan jo aai hain kirdar-e-yar mein

ye inqalab dekha hai daur-e-jadid ka
ghaddar khud ko ginte hain ab jaan-nisar mein

'maqsud' wo bhi bahr-e-mulaqat aaenge
pathra gai hain aankhen isi intizar mein