sard mausam ka sar-e-sham taqaza kya hai
phir kisi harf-e-mukarrar ne pukara kya hai

ye bhi ek umr-e-rawan ki hai hikayat shayad
chadhte suraj ka dhali sham se rishta kya hai

ek sad-barg se manzar ki hunar-kari sa
shahr mein aaj tere ishq ka charcha kya hai

phir dabe panw guzar hi gai raunaq dil ki
nukta-dan aaj mere gham ka mudawa kya hai

tum nahin soch mein gharqab na sahi ye to batao
aankh par ek sitara sa chamakta kya hai

gumrahi hi ne nai rah batai ab tak
dekh ujalon mein chamakta sa andhera kya hai

ek masafat ki thakan hi mein musallam goya
phir kabhi dur ki manzil ne pukara kya hai

dard phir aaj khiraman hai nai saj-dhaj se
dil mein mazi ka ye khulta sa daricha kya hai

phir kisi harf-e-hidayat ki tarah bojhal sa
simte simte se sawabon ka ye samra kya hai