shahr mein jab bhi zulekha se kharidar aae
kitne yusuf the ki khud hi sar-e-bazar aae

chhed di qamat-o-gesu ki hikayat hum ne
kisi surat se to zikr-e-rasan-o-dar aae

jab bhi zindan mein asiron ko mila muzhda-e-gul
meri nazron mein tumhaare lab-o-rukhsar aae

dusri rah-e-wafa mein koi manzil hi na thi
jo teri bazm se utthe wo sar-e-dar aae

jab kya tark-e-tamanna ka irada hum ne
samne kitne hi tute hue pindar aae

hosh-mandon ne saja li gham-e-dil ki mahfil
hum se diwane sar-e-anjuman-e-dar aae

hum se sikhe koi aadab qadah-noshi ke
hum ki maikhane mein ghafil gae hoshiyar aae

ghaur se dekh sukhan-fahmon ke chehre 'sarshaar'
kitne is shakl mein 'ghaalib' ke taraf-dar aae