khud apni zat se insan be-khabar kyon hai
shuur-e-dida-wari hai to kam-nazar kyon hai

jo aaina teri zarb-e-nigah sah na saka
us aaine pe abhi khat-e-mustaqar kyon hai

kabhi ka chhod chuka hun dayar-e-shauq magar
ye mere sath lagi gard-e-rahguzar kyon hai

daraaz silsila-e-arzu bahut hai magar
mujhe batao hayat itni mukhtasar kyon hai

jo kal ki baat hai wo aaj kyon nahin hoti
ye itna fasla az sham ta sahar kyon hai

jalae baitha hun main apne fikr-o-fan ka charagh
ye mera zarf hai yaron ko dard-e-sar kyon hai

fareb kitna ba-nam-e-khulus khae koi
har ek baat teri ghair mo'atabar kyon hai

badi ajib hai us aadmi ki fitrat bhi
kushada zehn agar hai to kam-nazar kyon hai