sadiyon tawil raat ke zanu se sar utha
suraj ufuq se jhank raha hai nazar utha

itni buri nahin hai khandar ki zamin bhi
is dher ko samet nae baam-o-dar utha

mumkin hai koi hath samundar lapet de
kashti mein sau shigaf hon langar magar utha

shakh-e-chaman mein aag laga kar gaya tha kyun
ab ye azab-e-dar-badri umr bhar utha

manzil pe aa ke dekh raha hun main aaina
kitna ghubar tha jo sar-e-rahguzar utha

sahra mein thodi der thaharna ghalat na tha
le gard-baad baith gaya ab to sar utha

dastak mein koi dard ki khushbu zarur thi
darwaza kholne ke liye ghar ka ghar utha

'qaisar' mata-e-dil ka kharidar kaun hai
bazar ujad gaya hai dukan-e-hunar utha