phul jo dil ki rahguzar mein hai
jaane kis ke wo intizar mein hai

fikr bhi lutf-e-intizar mein hai
be-qarari bhi kuchh qarar mein hai

zindagi tujh se kya umid rakhun
tu kahan mere ikhtiyar mein hai

apna dushman hai ye jahan sara
kitni taqat hamare pyar mein hai

koi harakat nahin hai dali mein
kya parinde ke intizar mein hai

kar sako to use karo mahsus
ek lazzat jo nok-e-khar mein hai

wo jo aage tha jaan-nisaron mein
sab se pichhe wahi qatar mein hai

dhul bhi mo'atabar hai raste ki
karwan ka nishan ghubar mein hai

amn aur aashti se us ko kya
us ka maqsad to intishaar mein hai

dard to ungliyon se milta hai
warna aawaz to sitar mein hai

kal bhi wo mera muntazir tha 'aziz'
aaj bhi mere intizar mein hai