ranj ek talkh haqiqat ka faqat hai mujh ko
mere ahbab ne aanka hi ghalat hai mujh ko

baad muddat ke gulabon ki mahak aai hai
us ne pardes se bheja koi khat hai mujh ko

mauj-e-tufan se begana hua hun phir main
phir mayassar hui aasani-e-shat hai mujh ko

harf ki shakl mein dhalti hain lakiren khud se
aa ke deta koi paigham-e-nuqat hai mujh ko

kar diya kund hawaon ki nami ne jis ko
usi khanjar se lagana koi qat hai mujh ko

kunj-e-tarik mein yun jhank raha hun 'rahat'
jaise darkar koi baiza-e-bat hai mujh ko