khwab aisa bhi nazar aaya hai akasr mujh ko
laga jibril ka shahpar mera bistar mujh ko

apne maqsad ke liye lafz bana kar mujh ko
koi daudata hai kaghaz ki sadak par mujh ko

das na le dekho kahin dhup ka manzar mujh ko
tum ne bheja to hai bal khati sadak par mujh ko

sab ko main un ki kitabon mein nazar aata hun
log padhte hain tere shahr mein ghar ghar mujh ko

kyun na ghabraun ki tanha hun ghana hai jangal
dur se dekhe hai sannate ka lashkar mujh ko

kyun na sahra ko nichodun ki meri pyas bujhe
dega ek qatra na kanjus samundar mujh ko

nind jab tak thi meri aankhon mein mahfuz tha main
qatl lamhon ne kiya khwab se bahar mujh ko

meri aankhon ke dahakte hue shole pa na ja
sard kitna hun samajh hath se chhu kar mujh ko

wo pighalta hai ki 'shaariq' mera tan jalta hai
dekhe rakh kar koi suraj ke barabar mujh ko