sahra ki be-ab zamin par ek chaman tayyar kiya
apne lahu se sinch ke hum ne mitti ko gulzar kiya

yun hum apne ghar se nikle ghar hum ko takta hi raha
hum ne ada bhigi aankhon se qarz-e-dar-o-diwar kiya

kitni aankhen shauq-e-sarapa kitne chehre harf-e-sawal
jaane phir kya soch ke hum ne khud ko tera bimar kiya

tum na kaho tarikh kahegi hum hain kis mear ke log
patthar khae phul tarashe rahon ko hamwar kiya

shoale lapke jab bhi hum ko barkha-rut ki yaad aai
aankhen barsin jab bhi hum ne zikr-e-lab-o-rukhsar kiya

ek hi rukh tak apna mizaj-e-zauq-e-wafa mahdud nahin
rang diya mai-khane ko bhi maqtal se bhi pyar kiya

rasm-e-mohabbat 'shair' hum ko chalti hui talwar bani
jis ko banaya hum ne apna us ne hamin par war kiya