mera khwab-e-tamanna saat-e-bedar jaisa hai magar ek ek nafas chalti hui talwar jaisa hai nazar apni nawah-e-rang se aage nahin badhti pas-e-manzar yaqinan saya-e-diwar jaisa hai dil-azari meri fitrat mein shamil hai na aadat mein tumhein malum hi hoga mera kirdar jaisa hai tamannai to hain lekin koi aage nahin badhta meri shohrat ka hangama faraaz-e-dar jaisa hai samundar aadmi ka kha gaya kitne safine ko yahan jo shahr hai wo dosto manjdhaar jaisa hai ye duniya milkiyat apni na wirsa hai buzurgon ka yahan jo aadmi hai wo kirae-dar jaisa hai talawwun ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin milta manazir mein kisi mausam se miliye wo mizaj-e-yar jaisa hai ye kyunkar munfarid hota hai ye uslub-e-ghazal tera zamin ke rang jaisa chand ke rukhsar jaisa hai milo jis se bhi wo sud-o-ziyan ki guftugu chhede hamare ahd mein rishta bhi karobar jaisa hai hazaron kaam hon padhiye magar column zarurat ka mere bachche ka chehra subh ke akhbar jaisa hai mubarak 'ramz' tujh ko khusraw-e-mulk-e-sukhan hona hatheli mein jo chhaala hai wahi dinar jaisa hai