main tair-e-wajud ya barg-e-khayal tha
bas is qadar hai yaad ki main dal dal tha

lamhon mein mujh ko bant gaya koi kala hath
warna main aap apna tulu-o-zawal tha

chehre khuli kitabon ki manind the magar
be raushnai likkhe ko padhna muhaal tha

'muztar' har aaine mein tha aks-e-bahaar bas
main apni aarzu se bahut paemal tha