laeq-e-dastar aakhir koi sar hona hi tha
ek na ek din to ye qissa mukhtasar hona hi tha

dekh kar ashk-e-nadamat aa gaya rahmat ko josh
ab to meri har khata ko dar-guzar hona hi tha

chashm pur-nam thi na mere honton par shikwa-gila
mere gham se har kisi ko be-khabar hona hi tha

inqilab-e-waqt ka parcham tha mere hath mein
zinat-e-dar-o-rasan to mera sar hona hi tha

dastan meri zaban se sun rahe the apni log
mera har hamla yaqinan kargar hona hi tha

apni be-nuri pe nargis kab talak roti bhala
ik-na-ik din to chaman mein dida war hona hi tha

sohbat-e-ahl-e-hunar mein umr guzri hai tamam
fikr-e-'mahir' ko kabhi to mo'atabar hona hi tha