khamosh zaban se jab taqrir nikalti hai
lagta hai ki pairon se zanjir nikalti hai

tuta hua badhna tha shayad ki wuzu ka ho
aisi bhi to purkhon ki jagir nikalti hai

jo dagh hai sajde ka peshani-e-momin par
us dagh se ho kar hi taqdir nikalti hai

milti hai khushi sab ko jaise hi kahin se bhi
bhuli hui bachpan ki taswir nikalti hai

majruh qalam ko jab har lafz dua de den
ta umr qalam se phir tahrir nikalti hai

ho amn yahan hum mein socha tha magar 'azhar'
dekha to har ek ghar se shamshir nikalti hai