libas-e-gul mein wo khushbu ke dhyan se nikla
mera yaqin bhi wahm-o-guman se nikla

hamare sath hi ab aandhiyan bhi chalti hain
ye tarz-e-ham-safari baadban se nikla

kuchh is tarah se bandhe hain zamin ki dor se hum
ki khauf-e-gum-rahi unchi udan se nikla

naqib mein dhundh raha tha fasil-e-shab mein magar
mera ghanim mere hi makan se nikla

ab is ke baad koi rasta na koi safar
qadam hisar-e-zaman-o-makan se nikla

ajib kashmakash-e-jabr-o-ikhtiyar rahi
gham-e-hayat isi darmiyan se nikla

nadi se pyas mili hai isi gharane ko
ki jis ke waste pani chatan se nikla