sahar ye naddi hai aansuon ki na puchh is ka bahao pyare
ki is ke tufan-e-mauj-e-gham mein bachegi kya dil ki naw pyare

mujhe to aadat hai gham ki rahon mein chalne phirne ki ai sitamgar
magar shabab-e-sitam ka tere kahan hai agla padaw pyare

ye ranj-o-gham ye tadap ye aahen ye huzn-o-hirman alam karahen
yahi kamaya hai umr bhar to usi kamai ko khao pyare

ghamon se kis ko hai rustagari to kahe lab pe hai aah-o-zari
usi ko dena padega marham diya hai jis ne ye ghaw pyare

hai ab bhi sabit ki para-para wo dil ke ranj-o-mehan ka mara
ghamon se yari hai gham hi yara kuchh haal us ka batao pyare

tumhaari rudad-e-dard-e-hasti ye shahr-yaran-e-kaif-o-masti
kahan chale aae ho bhatak ke ye bazm-e-ishrat hai jao pyare

mere khayalon ki anjuman mein ghamon ki ek bhid si lagi hai
kahan base ho khayal-e-jaanan ghazal ke sanche mein aao pyare

jo khul gaya ye dahan to pyare hila ke rakh dega anjuman ko
ghawamiz-e-khamushi na puchho tum apni mahfil sajao pyare

kasad-bazari-e-nazar mein kahan thi tahsin-e-naz-o-nakhwat
ye mera bazar-e-dil tha jis ne badha diya tera bhaw pyare

hai sheriyat bhi ghenaiyat bhi hai is mein daudiyat bhi lekin
ghazal ke sine mein rakh diya hai ye kis ne gham ka alaw pyare

tumhaara charcha hai anjuman mein khamosh baithe ho kyon 'sahar' tum
bala se samjhe na wo sitamgar tum apna dukhda sunao pyare