kahan sambhalte hain bahte hue bahaw mein log
magar jo zakhm uthaenge is chunaw mein log

tumhaare nim-tabassum se saf zahir hai
hum aise mar diye jaen rakh-rakhaw mein log

ye mere haq mein lagatar bolte hue ab
kisi natije pe pahunche tere dabaw mein log

dahak raha hai abhi se rukh-e-ziyan-kari
safar ka jaeza lenge kisi padaw mein log

kahani jab kahin dhundla ke naqsh khone lage
sarapa dekh liya karte hain alaw mein log

tu apne waqt ka yusuf hai aur sar-e-bazar
tujhe ganwa hi na den aise bhaw-taw mein log