jin zakhmon par tha naz hamein wo zakhm bhi bharte jate hain
sansen hain ki ghatti jati hain din hain ki guzarte jate hain

diwar hai gum-sum dar tanha phir hote chale hain shajar tanha
kuchh dhup si dhalti jati hai kuchh sae utarte jate hain

hum yunhi nahin hain sust-qadam hum jaante hain farda kya hai
shayad koi de aawaz hamein rah rah ke thaharte jate hain

aawaz wo shisha-e-nazuk hai mehrab-e-nazar mein rahne de
kyun farsh samaat par gir kar reze ye bikharte jate hain

roen ya hansen is haalat par ehsas ye hota hai aksar
wada to kisi se 'shaz' na tha hum hain ki mukarte jate hain