jala ke apne badan ko dhuan hua tha main
bikhar bikhar ke zaman-o-makan hua tha main

tumhaare shahr ke suraj se kaun darta hai
ghamon ki dhup mein jal kar jawan hua tha main

samundaron ne mujhe kitne bhed samjhae
zamin pe phail ke jab be-karan hua tha main

waraq waraq ne mere hath mein qalam saunpa
ghazal ke shahr mein jab be-zaban hua tha main

hisar-e-dard se nikla to yun hua taqsim
kahin zamin kahin aasman hua tha main

nai sadi ke ujale samet kar ai 'saba'
nae ufuq ki taraf hi rawan hua tha main