rahat-e-kaunain wasl-e-jism-o-jaan samjha tha main
zindagi ko sud marne ko ziyan samjha tha mein

ek jamal-e-ghair-fani ki wo deti thi khabar
apni hasti ko faqat wahm-o-guman samjha tha main

dagh-e-dil ko dekh kar sharma gae jannat ke phul
haif us ko ek mata-e-raegan samjha tha mein

us ke andaz-e-bayan par guftugu qurban hui
apni khamoshi ko ya-rab be-zaban samjha tha main

kuchh bagule raqs karte aae sahra mein nazar
gard ko un ki ghubar-e-karwan samjha tha main

phul tha khunin-jigar kawish se nok-e-khar ki
us ko ek jam-e-sharab-e-arghawan samjha tha main

umr bhar khata raha afsos daulat ka fareb
jism ke aaram ko aaram-e-jaan samjha tha main

shiddat-e-ranj-o-alam thi zamin-e-lutf-e-hayat
wae nadani ki us ko jaan-sitan samjha tha main