karb main dube hue khun-rez manzar rakh diye
kis ne meri khushk aankhon mein samundar rakh diye

dekh kar shauq-e-shahadat bar-sar-e-maqtal mera
qatilon ne hath se ghabra ke khanjar rakh diye

tirgi firqa-parasti ki badhi tab zulm ne
raushni ke waste jalte hue ghar rakh diye

chhod kar sab kuchh chala tha jaanib-e-manzil junun
kyon khirad ne rah mein rishton ke patthar rakh diye

wo bade masum lafzon mein kiya karta tha baat
kis ne us ke ras-bhare lahje mein nashtar rakh diye

main ne socha tha mita dun yaad-e-mazi ke nuqush
nind ne aankhon mein phir yaadon ke paikar rakh diye

laghzishon mein yun to donon the barabar ke sharik
us ne sab ilzam lekin mere sar par rakh diye

main ne bas itna kaha tha aap kyon naraaz hain
us ne mere ru-ba-ru shikwon ke daftar rakh diye

mai-kashi ke waste 'bebak' socha tak na tha
us ne mere samne aankhon ke saghar rakh diye