nashat-e-dard ke mausam mein gar nami kam hai
faza ke barg-e-shafaq par bhi tazgi kam hai

sarab ban ke khalaon mein gum nazara-e-samt
mujhe laga ki khalaon mein raushni kam hai

ajib log hain kanton pe phul rakhte hain
ye jaante hue in mein muqaddari kam hai

na koi khwab na yaadon ka be-karan sa hujum
udas raat ke kheme mein dilkashi kam hai

main apne-ap mein bikhra hua hun muddat se
agar main khud ko sametun to zindagi kam hai

khuli chhaton pe dupatte hawa mein udte nahin
tumhaare shahr mein kya aasman bhi kam hai

purani soch ko samjhen to koi baat bane
jadid fikr mein ehsas-e-naghmagi kam hai

kahan se laoge ai 'rind' mo'tabar mazmun
ghazal mein jabki riwayat ki chashni kam hai