main jo apne haal se kat gaya to kai zamanon mein bat gaya
kabhi kaenat bhi kam padi kabhi jism-o-jaan mein simat gaya

yahi haal hai kai sal se na qarar-e-dil na sukun-e-jaan
kabhi sans gham ki ulat gai kabhi rishta dard se kat gaya

meri jiti-jagti fasl se ye suluk baad-e-sumum ka
meri kisht-e-fikr ujad gai mera zehn kanton se pat gaya

na dayar-e-dard mein chain hai na sukun dasht-e-khayal mein
kabhi lamha bhar ko dhuan chhata to ghubar rah mein at gaya

na wo aarzu na wo justuju na wo rang-e-jama-e-be-rafu
bhala is wajud ka wazn kya jo madar-e-shauq se hat gaya

na wo kaif-e-shab na wo mah-e-shab na wo karwan-e-ghazal-e-shab
jahan zikr-e-hijr-o-visal tha wo waraq hi koi ulat gaya