main jis se kabhi nahin mila hun
ek umr se us ko jaanta hun

gul bhi hain mujhe aziz lekin
kanton ke liye barahna-pa hun

ek zakhm hun aur surat-e-gul
apne hi wajud mein khila hun

chahat bhi agar hai jurm koi
achchha to main tum ko chahta hun

zakhmon ko huruf mein badal kar
tarikh-e-bahaar likh raha hun

kis kis ka hadaf nahin meri zat
achchha hun to aur bhi bura hun

sae ko khabar nahin hai 'shair'
main der se dhup mein khada hun