sukun nasib hua aur na kuchh qarar mujhe
khizan hi lagta hai ye mausam-e-bahaar mujhe

wo aaen bazm-e-tasawwur mein bas ye kafi hai
qasam khuda ki yahi hai visal-e-yar mujhe

ye be-khudi bhi mohabbat ki ek amanat hai
khuda ke waste kije na hoshiyar mujhe

samajh sake na mere gham ko aap bhi ab tak
yahi hai gham jo rulata hai zar zar mujhe

ye jaanta hun ki manzil qarib hai lekin
dikhai kuchh nahin deta ba-juz ghubar mujhe

gham-e-hayat ki jagi udas raaton mein
ye aarzu hai kabhi dil se tu pukar mujhe

kisi ke dil ko badal dun main kis tarah 'sarwar'
jab apne dil pe nahin hai kuchh ikhtiyar mujhe