main wo darakht hun khata hai jo bhi phal mere
zarur mujh se ye kahta hai sath chal mere

ye kainat tasarruf mein thi rahe jab tak
nazar buland meri faisle atal mere

mujhe na dekh meri baat sun ki mujh se hain
kahin kahin mutasadim bhi kuchh 'amal mere

bacha hi kya hun main aawaz rah gaya hun faqat
chura ke rang to sab le gai ghazal mere

ye tab ki baat hai jab tum se rabta bhi na tha
abhi hue na the ash'ar mubtazal mere

ye khauf mujh ko udata hai waqt ke manind
ki baithne se na ho jaen panw shal mere

wo din the aur na jaane wo kaun se din the
tere baghair guzarte nahin the pal mere

kabhi milega kahin shahr-e-khwab se bahar
agar nahin to khayalon se bhi nikal mere

main kis tarah ka hun ye tu bata nahin sakta
magar ye tai hai ki hain yar be-badal mere

jala hun hijr ke sho'lon mein bar-ha ajmal
magar main 'ishq hun jate nahin hain bal mere