patte ki tarah tut ke nazron se gira hun
har rang se main barsar-e-paikar raha hun

mujh ko waraq-e-daftar-e-farsuda na samjho
har daur ke diwan ka main naghma-sara hun

sadiyon se musallat tha wo ek lamha-e-jawed
tanhai-e-shab mein jo kabhi tujh se mila hun

ye bhi to mera shewa-e-isa-nafasi hai
har jalte badan ke liye main thandi hawa hun

har sada waraq paikar-e-fariyaad bana hai
diwan ke diwan ko main chat chuka hun

ek din to ujalon se gale mil ke rahunga
sadiyon se andheron ke ham-aghosh raha hun

khurshed ke sahba mein hayat apni dubo kar
main gardish-e-ayyam se bhi khel raha hun