naghmon ke qafile ka main tanha naqib tha
ya shakh-e-kaenat pe ek andalib tha

apna koi rafiq na koi raqib tha
main khwahishon ki bazm mein sab ke qarib tha

zine pe qasr-e-waqt ke chadhta chala gaya
mera shikasta hausla jo khush-nasib tha

us ke badan se lipti hui thi lahu ki shakh
wo shakhs jo ki shahr-e-ana ka khatib tha

thin aasman ki wusaten apni nigah mein
lamhat-e-gum-shuda ka tasawwur ajib tha

girdab-e-hadsat mein hum phans ke rah gae
jab sahil-e-murad bahut hi qarib tha

logon se mil rahi thi use raushni ki bhik
dil ke hasin dayar mein 'jami' gharib tha