main ki ab teri hi diwar ka ek saya hun
kitne be-khwab darichon se guzar aaya hun

mujh ko ehsas hai haalat ki majburi ka
bewafa kah ke tujhe aap bhi sharmaya hun

mujh ko mat dekh mere zauq-e-samaat ko to dekh
ki tere jism ki har tan pe lahraya hun

ai moarrikh meri ujdi hui surat pe na ja
shahr-e-viran hun magar waqt ka sarmaya hun

raushni phail gai hai meri khushbu ki tarah
main bhi jalte hue sahraon ka ham-saya hun

ham-safar lakh meri rah ka patthar bhi bane
phir bhi zehnon ke dar-o-baam pe lahraya hun

nai manzil ka junun tohmat-e-gumrahi hai
pa-shikasta bhi teri rah mein kahlaya hun

phir numu pai hai ek dard-e-khush-aghaz ke sath
dahr mein jurat-e-izhaar ka pairaya hun

umr bhar but-shikani karta raha aaj magar
apni hi zat ke kohsar se takraya hun

dahr mein azmat-e-adam ka nishan hun 'farigh'
kabhi kohsar kabhi dar pe lahraya hun