main teri dastaras se bahut dur tha
phir bhi nazdik aane pe majbur tha

aaj main hi saza-war-e-jaur-o-sitam
kal teri mang ka main hi sindur tha

kaun aata hai yun zer-e-dam in dinon
raat tarik thi aashiyan dur tha

kuchh khulus-e-wafa par bhi nadim tha main
aur kuchh dil ke zakhmon se bhi chur tha

aaina dekh kar yun nadamat hui
main ki 'rahat' hun ab pahle mansur tha