sarab-e-zist se bachna to bas ke bahar tha
magar jo sine pe yaadon ka sakht patthar tha

hum apne aap se kuchh der guftugu kar len
tumhaari yaad na aati to aaj behtar tha

na qafila na ghubar-e-safar na saya koi
hamare sath to jo kuchh tha daman-e-tar tha

khayal-o-khwab se kyunkar junun ko hosh aaya
tumhaara zikr tha ya zindagi ka nashtar tha

na jaane kis liye duniya yahi samajhti hai
na main tha dard ka mara na tu sitamgar tha

khabar na thi ki taqaza-e-zindagi kya hai
kisi ki bazm pe hum ko guman-e-mahshar tha

hayat jati kahan kis se hoti dad-talab
dil-e-hayat ka har zakhm khud hi khanjar tha