sharik-e-alam-e-kaif-o-surur main bhi tha
ki raat jashn mein tere huzur main bhi tha

ajib waqt tha duniya qarib thi mere
ghazab ye tha tere daman se dur main bhi tha

ghamon ke ghere mein jab raqs kar rahi thi hayat
tamash-bin ki tarah be-shuur main bhi tha

na rukna rah mein shart-e-safar mein shamil tha
thakan se warna bahut chur chur main bhi tha

utar raha tha lahu kis bala ka aankhon mein
tere khayal mein us dam zarur main bhi tha

guzarte waqt ne pahre baitha diye 'abid'
khataen un ki na thin be-qusur main bhi tha