parda raha ki jalwa-e-wahdat-numa hua
ghash ne khabar na di mujhe kab samna hua

dushman ki dosti ka natija bura hua
khanjar gale mila to mera sar juda hua

mahshar mein rang-e-chehra-e-zalim hawa hua
sach hai bura hua ki mera samna hua

gulshan se uth ke mera makan dil mein aa gaya
ek dagh ban gaya hai nasheman jala hua

kya tirgi liye hue aai shua-e-nur
dekha shab-e-firaq azal ka likha hua

ghar dil mein kar chuka hai mera nauha-e-qafas
sayyaad qaid hoga agar main riha hua

jab tak tha main uruj pe tha husn-e-jaan-sitan
phir kuchh khabar nahin ki mere baad kya hua

kahne ko musht-e-par ki asiri to thi magar
khamosh ho gaya hai chaman bolta hua

tu jis mein tha wo manzil-e-hasti mein hai zarur
meri fana se dil mera kyun kar fana hua

nind un ki yun udi hai ki aati nahin kabhi
marne ke baad ab mera nala-rasa hua

sayyaad ka ghar aaj hai jaise chaman tha kal
shayad qafas ka baithne wala riha hua

taswir meri umr-e-guzishta ki dekh jao
turbat pe ek charagh hi wo bhi bujha hua

apne bhi mujh se khush na rahe bagh-e-dahr mein
bigda kiya mujhi se nasheman bana hua

chamka hai kuchh wo jalwa-e-rukh ho ki dagh-e-ishq
donon dilon mein ek na ek mubtala hua

dhunde na mil sake mujhe zulmat mein mah-o-sal
ru-e-sahar bhi chashma-e-ab-e-baqa hua

ek umr ho gai ki hai barish mein chashm-e-tar
ab tak na koi nakhl-e-tamanna hara hua

'saqib' khabar na thi ki falak mein hain gardishen
main aa ke dana-e-dahn-e-asiya hua