roz puchhe hai mere dil ka bayaban mujh se
jaane kyon ruth gaya jaan-e-bahaaran mujh se

maut us waqt masiha ki tarah lagti hai
zindagi hoti hai jab dast-o-gareban mujh se

marte dam bhi na hui hae mayassar khalwat
milne aae hain wo hamrah-e-raqiban mujh se

dil ki har baat ko lafzon mein bayan karta hun
is liye rahte hain kuchh log pareshan mujh se

zindagi sarf ki duniya ki talab mein aakhir
kuchh ada ho na saka farz-e-musalman mujh se

shab guzarte hi bujha doge yaqinan mujh ko
ro ke ye kahne lagi sham-e-shabistan mujh se

tishnagi se bhi mujhe kaif mayassar aata
kash mil jata koi abr-e-gurezan mujh se

tujh ko dekha tha yahan khilte gulabon ki tarah
is liye chhutta nahin shahr-e-nigaran mujh se

main qalam bech ke shahon ke qaside likhkhun
chahte hain yahi shahon ke sana-khwan mujh se

dekh kar badhte hue dard ki shiddat ko 'bilal'
zakhm bhi hone lage ab to pasheman mujh se