meri thakan mere qasd-e-safar se zahir hai
udas sham ka manzar sahar se zahir hai

na koi shakh-e-ibarat na koi lafz ka phul
ye ahd banjh hai qaht-e-hunar se zahir hai

jo puchha kya huin shakhen samar-ba-dast jo thin
kaha ki dekh lo sab kuchh shajar se zahir hai

faqat ye wahshat-e-izhaar hai ilaj nahin
ye bojh yun nahin utrega sar se zahir hai

main apni rakh mein khwahish dabae baitha hun
ye aag jal ke rahegi sharar se zahir hai

wo umr-bhar ki asiri mili tamanna ko
gharib mar ke hi niklegi ghar se zahir hai

tu reza reza talluq se ghar bana 'shahid'
magar ye dasht to diwar-o-dar se zahir hai