main ne likhi lahu se to tahrir bol uthi
har qatl-e-be-qusur ki tafsir bol uthi

zindan mein to main mohr-ba-lab hi raha magar
jhankar ban ke panw ki zanjir bol uthi

puchha ki qatl-o-khun ye hai kis nazar ka shauq
tan kar nigah-e-waqt ki shamshir bol uthi

be-kar hai talab jo khulus-e-talab na ho
utthe dua ko hath to tasir bol uthi

aaina dekhte hue jab bhi khayal mein
main chup raha to aap ki taswir bol uthi

jage shuur-o-fikr to viran zist mein
tadbir-e-kaamyab ki taqdir bol uthi

aksar yahi hua hai ki jab arz-e-shauq mein
ujlat na ho saki hai to takhir bol uthi

wo raaz jis ko kah na saki sharm se zaban
un ke hinai hath ki tahrir bol uthi

thi subh-e-nau us aag pe gum-sum magar 'kalim'
har ek jalte khwab ki tabir bol uthi