mera dast-e-arzu phaila hua
aur us ne hath hai khincha hua

dasht mein mujh ko sada deta hai kaun
kaun aaya hai yahan bhatka hua

itna dauda hun sarabon ki taraf
bahte dariyaon pe bhi dhoka hua

kya aman mangun main us se jaan ki
jaankani mein hai jo khud uljha hua

jis taraf dekho jazire ban gae
kya samundar bhi hai ab simta hua

qais ki miras mere pas hai
naqa-e-laila ko dhundo kya hua

kuchh na tha bas jiddat-e-alfaz thi
us ka har mazmun be-mani hua

main ne sari raat ki jis ki talash
subh wo suraj mila duba hua

ahd tha mera to patthar ki lakir
kachcha dhaga us ka har wada hua