qalb-e-viran se rangin ghazal mange hai
kaisi duniya hai jo sahra se kanwal mange hai

zindagi ab to har ek lamha khuda jaane kyun
mujh se pechida sawalat ke hal mange hai

ye nai tarz-e-siyasat ye zabun-haali ab
hum se mathe pe kuchh afkar ke bal mange hai

jab se aawara-mizaji ko qarar aaya hai
teri aaghosh mein guzre hue pal mange hai

daur-e-hazir mein gharaunda bhi banana mushkil
aur mumtaz meri taj-mahal mange hai

is junun ne mujhe is darja sharaf bakhsha hai
but-gari mujh se ajanta ka amal mange hai

jazba-e-ishq dilon se hai nadarat 'tashna'
aashiqi aaj ki bas rah saral mange hai