main be-zaban hun use khu hai sawal ki
kaise nikal sake koi surat visal ki

kaise bataun main ki wo kitna hasin hai
aajiz hain wusaten mere khwab-o-khayal ki

itna wo meri zat se ghafil kabhi na tha
shayad khabar na hogi use mere haal ki

tirchhi si ek nigah bhi musa na sah saka
phir kis mein tab ho tere husn-o-jamal ki

maut-o-hayat hai teri an-ban ka falsafa
tamsil ye bhi hai tere dhab teri chaal ki

jab se khuli taghayyur-e-afaq ki girah
tartib khul gai hai teri chaal-dhaal ki

bil-farz do-jahan tera sadqa utar dun
qimat na de sakunga tere ek baal ki

kab tak jiyun main tere bina tere shahr mein
din ek sadi ka hota hai raat ek sal ki

ye aur baat kuchh bhi tawarud mein aa pade
tuf hai jo bhik mangun kisi se khayal ki

'waqif' us aadmi ke nasab mein bigad hai
azmat jo bhul baitha mohammad ki aal ki