mujh se aise wamanda-e-jaan ko bistar-wistar kya
pal do pal ko mund lun aankhen warna ghar-war kya

chhodo kya rona le baithe ranj-o-rahat ka
qaid hi jab thahri hasti to behtar-wehtar kya

main bhi sar takraata phira hun diwaron se bahut
dhundh rahe ho is gumbad mein koi dar-war kya

aakhir ko thak-haar ke mujh ko zamin par aana hai
zor-o-shor-e-bazu kaisa shahpar-wahpar kya

mere qalam hi se jab mera rizq utra hai
jaana hai ek kar-e-ziyan ko daftar-waftar kya

surat ek tarashunga to sau rah jaengi
kyun patthar ko subuk karun main paikar-waikar kya

baalida bar-awar hona mitti ho jaana
sarsabz zarkhezi kaisi banjar-wanjar kya

aab o sarab o khwab o haqiqat ek se lagte hain
dida-wari kya aaina ka jauhar-wauhar kya

mujh ko bahae le jati hai khud hi mauj meri
mera rasta rok sakenge patthar-watthar kya

rang-e-shafaq sabze ka nasha kuchh nahin aankhon mein
dur khala mein dekh raha hun manzar-wanzar kya

mera aur sahil ka rishta kab ka tut chuka
'zeb' kahan ka khema-e-kashti langar-wangar kya