nigah-e-shauq mein khwabon ka ek samundar tha
khuli jo aankh to main hadse ki zad par tha

tamam umr main bahar talash karne se
khud apni zat mein main jhankta to behtar tha

salib par use kis jurm mein chadhaya gaya
wo ek shakhs jo rahbar tha na payambar tha

kisi bhi jang mein us ne nahin fath pai
ye aur baat ki wo waqt ka sikandar tha

jaga saki na kisi ko hamari chikh kabhi
hamare ahd ka har shakhs goya patthar tha

tamam umr meri khauf mein kati 'naqwi'
jahan qiyam tha mera wo kanch ka ghar tha