kisi ne rakkha hai bazar mein saja ke mujhe
koi kharid le qimat meri chuka ke mujhe

usi ki yaad ke bartan banae jata hun
wahi jo chhod gaya chaak par ghuma ke mujhe

hai mere lafzon ko mujh se munasibat kitni
main kaisa naghma hun pahchan gunguna ke mujhe

main aisi shakh hun jis par na phul-patte hain
tu dekh leta kabhi kash muskura ke mujhe

kadi hai dhup to suraj se kya gila kije
yahan to chand bhi pesh aaya tamtama ke mujhe

use bhi waqt kabhi aaina dikhaega
wo aaj khush hai bahut aaina dikha ke mujhe

qaside padhta hun main us ki dil-nawazi ke
jalil karta hai aksar jo ghar bula ke mujhe