kaha jhunjhla ke ahl-e-qafila se ek rahbar ne
abhi to pahli manzil hai abhi se kyun lage darne

mukammal dastan ka ikhtisar itna hi kafi hai
sulaya shor-e-duniya ne jagaya shor-e-mahshar ne

sar-e-diwar-e-zindan chandni chhanti thi patton se
diya tha qaid mein kya lutf aisi shab ke manzar ne

zamane ki kashakash ka diya paiham pata mujh ko
kahin tute hue dil ne kahin tute hue sar ne

hain kitni mukhtalif baham tabae nasl insan ki
rahe mazur ab tak jo chale the tajziye karne

fida-e-rang-o-roghan sath-biin se kya gharaz us ko
jagah di jis ko chashm o dil mein har ek ahl-e-jauhar ne