main tere hijr-zada mausamon ki zad mein hun
pas-e-khayal teri qurbaton ki had mein hun

main chahti hun ujala meri zamin par ho
main ek diya hun magar raushni ki mad mein hun

ye nasl-e-nau mere lahje se muttafiq kab hai
main ek sawal hun lekin qubul-o-rad mein hun

kashan kashan liye phirti hai justuju koi
khabar nahin ki junun mein hun ya khirad mein hun

mera hunar mera apna hai mustaar nahin
main jis qadar bhi jahan bhi hun apne qad mein hun

kuduraten hain yahan nafrat-o-adawat hai
magar main phir bhi yahan fikr-e-nek-o-bad mein hun

wo dosti mein 'ghazal' had se gir gae lekin
main dushmani ko nibha kar bhi apni had mein hun