mere supurd kahan wo khazana karta tha
suluk karta tha aur ghaebana karta tha

ajib us ki talab thi ajab tha asp-e-sawar
ki mulk-o-mal ki parwa zara na karta tha

shiar-e-zist hunar tha so hum na jaan sake
jo kaam hum nai kiya dusra na karta tha

safar-girafta rahe kushtagan-e-nan-o-namak
hamare haq mein koi faisla na karta tha

faza mein hath to utthe the ek sath kai
kisi ke waste koi dua na karta tha

tamam surat-e-tartib is ko aati hai
agarche khair ko shar se juda na karta tha

wo qalb-gah-e-tamanna mein ek charagh ki lau
ko tez rakhta tha nazr-e-hawa na karta tha

utha rakha tha usi par se e'tibar tamam
aur intizar bhi us ka zamana karta tha

unhin gharon se ibarat hai apni sham-e-jahan
charagh-e-taq bhi aksar jala na karta tha