mustahiq wo lazzat-e-gham ka nahin
jis ne khud apna lahu chakkha nahin

us shajar ke sae mein baitha hun main
jis ki shakhon par koi patta nahin

kaun deta hai dar-e-dil par sada
kah do main bhi ab yahan rahta nahin

ban rahe hain sath-e-dil par daere
tum ne to patthar koi phenka nahin

ungliyan kanton se zakhmi ho gain
hath phulon tak abhi pahuncha nahin

ek khushbu sath jo pal bhar rahi
umr bhar pichha mera chhoda nahin

wo maqam-e-fikr hai mera 'ali'
jis bulandi tak koi pahuncha nahin