lakhon hasin mile hain tarahdar ki tarah
lekin mila na koi mere yar ki tarah

qatil hai kaun abru-e-khamdar ki tarah
chubhne mein tir kat mein talwar ki tarah

hai daera hayat ka zanjir ki misal
gardish mein log rahte hain parkar ki tarah

manzil ki samt kyon na uthe shauq ka qadam
hamrah dil hai qafila-salar ki tarah

majmua-e-tazad hui un ki guftugu
iqrar bhi wo karte hain inkar ki tarah

hum wahshiyon ka haal jo wo dekhne chale
sahra bhi ho gaya hai chaman-zar ki tarah

dasht-e-junun mein aabla-pa ko sukun kahan
farsh-e-zamin hai bistar-e-sufar ki tarah

wada jo kar rahe hain to pura bhi kijiye
dhoka na dijiye mujhe har bar ki tarah

wo paikar-e-jamal sarapa nazara tha
apni khudi hijab thi diwar ki tarah