jo mo'tarif the mere shajra-e-nasab ke sab
wo log ho gae rukhsat yahan se kab ke sab

faza-e-nisbat-o-qurbat hai gard gard magar
samajh rahe hain mere dil ka haal sab ke sab

wo log jin ki himayat mein khud se ladta raha
wo log ho gae mere khilaf ab ke sab

rawish mein auron ke aslaf ki rawish na rahi
so qisse likkhe gae mere hi nasab ke sab

main dusron ki talab mein bahaal hota raha
ghulam hote rahe apni hi talab ke sab

wo harf jis se utha hai meri nawa ka khamir
hain muntazir usi ek harf-e-zer-e-lab ke sab

use khabar thi ki main ek shab ka mehman hun
sau band wa kiye us ne qaba-e-shab ke sab

kisi rihai ka ahwal jaanne ke liye
sirhane baithe hain khamosh jaan-ba-lab ke sab

charagh aur qalam aankh aur hairani
ye istiare hain goya meri talab ke sab

ye ranjishen hain 'razi' aur hi talluq se
ye silsile hain kisi aur hi tarab ke sab