main soz-e-darun apna dikha bhi nahin sakta
kya mujh pe guzarti hai bata bhi nahin sakta

raushan hai isi se mera kashana-e-hasti
is sham-e-mohabbat ko bujha bhi nahin sakta

hai bar-e-samaat use izhaar-e-tamanna
ye haal-e-zabun us ko suna bhi nahin sakta

zinda hai zamir apna abhi, samne us ke
apna sar-e-taslim jhuka bhi nahin sakta

had hoti hai ek naz uthane ki kisi ke
ye bar-e-garan ab main utha bhi nahin sakta

is haal mein kab tak yunhi ghut ghut ke jiyunga
rutha hai wo aise ki mana bhi nahin sakta

tha ghair jise apna samajhta tha bahi-khwah
ab mahfil-e-yaran wo saja bhi nahin sakta

nafiz hai zaban-bandi ka dastur abhi tak
kya dil pe guzarti hai bata bhi nahin sakta

har waqt tasawwur mein hai jo azmat-e-rafta
khoya hua eazaz wo pa bhi nahin sakta

khwabon mein hasin taj-mahal karta hai tamir
apne liye ek ghar jo bana bhi nahin sakta

kyun nind udata hai wo 'barqi' ki ab us se
wo wada-e-farda jo nibha bhi nahin sakta