maqam-e-abd pe pahunche aur aabdida hue
to 'asiyan-e-zamana bhi barguzida hue

mubarazat ki sadaen thin jis ke dam-kham se
wo tegh kund hui aur sukhan qasida hue

faqir-e-shahr to kasa-ba-dast hai lekin
tamam shahr ke faiyyaz yad-burida hue

kisi ko izn-e-takallum nahin hai majlis mein
tha jin ko zoam-e-sukhan harf-e-na-shunida hue

is ehtiyat se khanjar ne dast-kari ki
shikan qaba pe na aai badan darida hue

ye kis ke dast-e-mohabbat ne chhu liya hum ko
azal ke hijr-gazid aaj aarmida hue

kitab-e-umr se kuchh nam mit gae lekin
tumhaare nam ke sab harf khat-kashida hue

jo teri bazm mein raqsan the josh-e-waslat se
wo dasht-e-hijr mein aahu-e-na-ramida hue