mere lahu ki sarshaari kya us ki faza bhi kitni der
tere kaf-e-nazuk pe rahega rang-e-hina bhi kitni der

us ki nazar ki halki si jumbish kya kya jauhar rakhti hai
la sakta hai tab-e-tamasha aaina bhi kitni der

ab ke wasl ka mausam yunhi bechaini mein bit gaya
us ke honton par chahat ka phul khila bhi kitni der

koi takallum koi ishaara koi aahat pas nahin
zinda rahe virana-e-jaan mein dil ki sada bhi kitni der

bikhra din atraf-e-junun mein kaisi kaisi khushbuen
kucha-e-yar mein thahri hogi baad-e-saba bhi kitni der

mere dil mein gahrai tak zakhm hain andhi khwahish ke
aur abhi honton pe rahega zahr-e-dua bhi kitni der

apni ek ada rakhti hai us ke baad ki gudazi bhi
kuchh to socho us pe chalega sehr-e-qaba bhi kitni der

aage dhund hai be-samti ki pichhe ghubar-e-gum-shudagi
mere sar mein sath rahegi meri ana bhi kitni der

us ke taghaful ka bhi bharam rakh us se itni chhed na kar
'ramz' barasti hai be-mausam koi ghata bhi kitni der