na dosti ki tarah hai na dushmani ki tarah
ye iltifat tumhaara hai ajnabi ki tarah

wahi to lamhe mata-e-hayat hote hain
ghamon ke sae mein palte hain jo khushi ki tarah

jala sake to jala soz-e-ishq yun mujh ko
ki kaenat pe chha jaun raushni ki tarah

ye kis maqam pe pahuncha hai karwan-e-hayat
jahan khudi ka bhi aalam hai be-khudi ki tarah

nazar mein un ka tasawwur hai jam hathon mein
hamari baada-parasti hai bandagi ki tarah

wo hans pade meri wahshat pe yun sar-e-mahfil
har ek zakhm-e-jigar khil gaya kali ki tarah

zarur 'dard' koi mah-wash hai gulshan mein
saba ne phul khilae hain chandni ki tarah