sard mausam hai bahut hijr ka aazar bhi hai
kya kahen tujh se ye dil gham mein giraftar bhi hai

kaise kah dun ki tere ba'd mujhe chain pada
subh ghamgin meri raat dil-azar bhi hai

zindagi kahti hai thahro na badho aur badho
manzilen dur hain aur rasta dushwar bhi hai

nai tamir ka sauda hai sar-o-dil mein magar
samne sahn ki girti hui diwar bhi hai

mera maddah mere fan se nahin shahr ka shahr
khud ki pahchan mein kirdar ka kirdar bhi hai

har kisi se nahin milta hun main jhuk kar 'shauqi'
darmiyan apne koi chiz ye mear bhi hai