kisi ka aahang kaif-za hai kisi ka lahja gulu-girafta
ba-qadr-e-irfan zindagi hai har ek dil aarzu-girafta

ye kaisi taswir-e-zindagi hai jo safha-e-dahr par khinchi hai
sitam ka khanjar hai zer-e-daman to aastin hai lahu-girafta

musafir-e-ku-ba-ku ka yaro nahin koi mustaqil thikana
hayat hai aarzu ki mari mazaq hai justuju-girafta

kisi ki duniya ujad chuki hai nasib ko ro raha hai koi
kisi ka gulshan hara bhara hai koi hai zauq-e-numu-girafta

libas-andar-libas rah kar nazar mein jo be-libas thahre
badan churae to kis tarah se wo mahwash-e-abru-girafta

kabhi bhi is par khizan ka saya na pad saka hai na pad sakega
ghazal wo bagh-e-sukhan hai jis ki bahaar hai rang-o-bu-girafta

nigah-e-saqi ki ek jumbish hai lakh taskin-e-dil ka saman
'saba' wo ehsas-e-tishnagi hai kabhi na ho jo subu-girafta