lut kar wo aa nahin sakta kabhi socha nahin
is liye jate hue main ne use roka nahin

hasil-e-ehsas hai ek umr ki tishna-labi
abr ka tukda bhi koi shahr par barsa nahin

is taraf bhi intiha aur us taraf bhi intiha
wo bhi kam hansta nahin aur main bhi kam hansta nahin

mera zauq-e-sher hai mamnun-e-ikhlas-e-nazar
koi fan-para mera mear se girta nahin

lafz ka koi sitara soch ka jugnu koi
aaj bhi zulmat-gah-e-ehsas mein chamka nahin

tujh se mere rabt ka izhaar lafzon mein kahan
main ne apne aap ko bhi is qadar chaha nahin

raushni le kar 'munawar' main gaya kis kis ke ghar
ghair ho ya koi apna ye kabhi dekha nahin