kohsar-e-hunar mujh se abhi sar na hua tha
main chaak-e-gareban ka rafu-gar na hua tha

diwar ki tahrir ne koshish to bahut ki
aamokhta aksar mujhe azbar na hua tha

duniya ke liye mujh mein kashish kis liye hoti
gardish mein raha main kabhi mehwar na hua tha

malum use khub the ek sar ke masarif
diwar bana shakhs kabhi dar na hua tha

us ke to makan jaise khad-o-khal nahin the
jab tak ki yahi dasht mera ghar na hua tha

darogha-e-gham khub nazar rakhte the lekin
ek saneha is dil pe muqarrar na hua tha

har nind ke pahlu mein kai phul the lekin
tabir se har khwab moattar na hua tha

is bar sitaron ne bhi 'atiyat diye the
is bar magar chand munawwar na hua tha