numu ki aag se mitti tahi thi karte kya
zamin ki kokh se diwar-o-dar ubharte kya

wo aasman pe kahin tha zamin par hum the
hamare hath kabutar ke par kutarte kya

nazar thi abr ki fankariyon mein khoi hui
to hum khayal ke khakon mein rang bharte kya

pasand aa gain sahra-nawardiyan hum ko
junun-nawaz thi fitrat khirad pe marte kya

khala ka rizq the aakhir khala ke kaam aae
falak se aa ke sitare zamin pe karte kya

hum aise sahl-pasandon se dur rahte hain
jidhar thi bhid usi rah se guzarte kya

jamal-e-sada ke shoalon se jal rahe the khayal
wo yunhi husn ka mear the sanwarte kya

kisi tilism ne zehnon ko bandh rakkha tha
hum apne aap mein kab the kahin thaharte kya

shikastagi ke kuchh asbab chahiyen 'yawar'
chala na sang koi tutte bikharte kya