likh kar waraq-e-dil se mitane nahin hote
kuchh lafz hain aise jo purane nahin hote

jab chahe koi phunk de khwabon ke nasheman
aankhon ke ujadne ke zamane nahin hote

jo zakhm azizon ne mohabbat se diye hon
wo zakhm zamane ko dikhane nahin hote

ho jae jahan sham wahin un ka basera
aawara parindon ke thikane nahin hote

be-wajh talluq koi be-nam rifaqat
jine ke liye kam ye bahane nahin hote

kahne ko to is shahr mein kuchh bhi nahin badla
mausam magar ab utne suhane nahin hote

sine mein kasak ban ke base rahte hain barson
lamhe jo palat kar kabhi aane nahin hote

aashufta-sari mein hunar-e-harf-o-nawa kya
lafzon mein bayan gham ke fasane nahin hote

'makhmur' ye ab kya hai ki bar-e-gham-e-dil se
bojhal mere ehsas ke shane nahin hote