sari basti mein rafiq-e-mo'atabar koi nahin
aisi virani ki ta-hadd-e-nazar koi nahin

is liye mahfil mein shayad jalwa-gar koi nahin
sab tamasha-gar hain lekin dida-war koi nahin

bhid to aisi hai rahon par ki chalna hai muhaal
meri tanhai ki mera ham-safar koi nahin

hum to khushbu hain bikhar jate hain gul se chhut kar
hum yahan be-ghar hue phir apna ghar koi nahin

band hota hai agar ek dar to khulte hain hazar
ye na kahna ab ki tera dad-gar koi nahin

fart-e-gham mein hum usi manzil pe ja pahonche jahan
ham-zaban koi nahin hai ham-safar koi nahin

aaina tute to mil jate hain sadha shishagar
dil agar tute to us ka chaaragar koi nahin

be-niyaz-e-sang-e-dar jab tak tha main dar the hazar
ab jo sang-e-dar ki hasrat hai to dar koi nahin

allah allah fitna-e-ayyam ki nairangiyan
har taraf shisha-shikan hain shishagar koi nahin

hum 'musawwir' un ko dhundhen bhi to ab dhundhen kahan
the jahan raste wahan ab rahguzar koi nahin