main ham-nafasan jism hun wo jaan ki tarah tha
main dard hun wo dard ke unwan ki tarah tha
jis ke liye ek umr kuen jhankte guzri
wo mah-e-karachi mah-e-kanan ki tarah tha
tu kaun tha kya tha ki baras guzre par ab bhi
mahsus ye hota hai rag-e-jaan ki tarah tha
jis ke liye kanta sa chubha karta tha dil mein
pahlu mein wo aaya to gulistan ki tarah tha
ek umr ulajhta raha duniya ki hawa se
kya main bhi tere kakul-e-pechan ki tarah tha
kuchh umr-e-gurezan se mere hath na aaya
har lamha tere gosha-e-daman ki tarah tha
dube se kahan pyas bujhi ahl-e-talab ki
main wadi-e-gul mein bhi bayaban ki tarah tha
jina to ghazab hai magar ai umr ajab hai
tujh ko to khabar hai wo meri jaan ki tarah tha
ai raat ke andhiyare mein jage hue lamho
dhundo use wo khwab-e-pareshan ki tarah tha
mitti ko yahan panw pakadna nahin aata
main shahr mein bhi gard ke tufan ki tarah tha
lo harf-e-ghazal ban ke numayan hua 'baqar'
kal ramz sifat mani-e-pinhan ki tarah tha