qalam kabad mein de di kitab raddi mein
farokht kar diye aankhon ne khwab raddi mein

ajab nahin jo mera harf bhi hai be-tauqir
sukhan pade hain yahan be-hisab raddi mein

kuchh is tarah diya tartib aaqibat ka ghar
gunah shelf pe rakkhe sawab raddi mein

mahak rahe hain ajab taur faltu kaghaz
kisi ne phenke hon jaise gulab raddi mein

main ab ki bar jo akhbar phenkne ko gaya
ajab dikhai diya iztirab raddi mein

hayat-o-maut ke radd-o-qubul mein hai jo pir
guzara kude pe bachpan shabab raddi mein

tamam shahr mein 'tariq' badi talash ke baad
main khud ko ho hi gaya dastiyab raddi mein