manzar se udhar khwab ki paspai se aage
main dekh raha hun had-e-binai se aage

ye 'qais' ki masnad hai so zeba hai usi ko
hai ishq sarasar meri danai se aage

shayad mere ajdad ko malum nahin tha
ek bagh hai is dasht ki ranai se aage

sab dekh rahi thi pas-e-diwar tha jo kuchh
thi chashm-e-tamashai tamashai se aage

hum qafiya-paimai ke chakkar mein pade hain
hai sinf-e-ghazal qafiya-paimai se aage

ek din jo yunhi parda-e-aflak uthaya
barpa tha tamasha koi tanhai se aage

mujh kaghzi kashti pe nazar kijiye 'azar'
badhti hai jo lahron ki tawanai se aage