meri nigah mein lamhon ka khwab utra tha
zamin ki sath pe ya mahtab utra tha

wo khas lamha jise umr-e-jawedan kahiye
wo ban ke wasl ka jam-e-sharab utra tha

ye kaisi chuk hui be-khudi mein hum se ki bas
tamam umr musalsal azab utra tha

muqabla kiya jis ped ne hawaon ka
usi pe barq-e-tapan ka itab utra tha

nadi jo pyas bujhati thi sab ki sadiyon se
khud us ki pyas bujhane sarab utra tha

sahifa-e-gham-e-hasti ka jab hua tha nuzul
to mujh pe soz-e-mohabbat ka bab utra tha

'karamat' us ko to jaana tha aasman se pare
wo qafila jo sar-e-aftab utra tha