junun hai dasht hai tanhaiyan hain aur main hun
azal se baadiya-paimaiyan hain aur main hun

meri ghazal mein hain qaus-e-quzah ke saton rang
urus-e-fikr ki angdaiyan hain aur main hun

kahan mahaz-e-sukhan aur kahan mera jaisa
bas us ki hausla-afzaiyan hain aur main hun

wahi hai mera muhafiz wahi nigahban hai
ki mere donon taraf khaiyan hain aur main hun

na puchhiye mere aish-o-nishat ke asbab
sunahre khwabon ki ranaiyan hain aur main hun

hara-bhara na rahe kis liye mera har zakhm
ki hadsat ki purwaiyan hain aur main hun

akele-pan ka jo ehsas tha wo ab bhi hai
nazar-fareb shanasaiyan hain aur main hun

hiras khauf sarasimgi dhuan aatish
guzishta ahd ki parchhaiyan hain aur main hun

sukhan-shanason ki mahfil mein aaj ai 'rahbar'
rubaiyat hain chaupaiyan hain aur main hun