suna hai chup ki bhi koi pukar hoti hai
ye bad-gumani mujhe bar bar hoti hai

khayal-o-khwab ki duniya sarab ki duniya
nazar faqir ki parde ke par hoti hai

azab-e-dida koi rang sinchte kaise
khizan-gazidgi aashufta-bar hoti hai

main apne hisse ke manzar ujalne se raha
ye aagahi to bahut dil-figar hoti hai

umid hi se zamane mein shad-kaami hai
yahi wo shakh hai jo saya-dar hoti hai

ye raat matami malbus hi mein jachti thi
ye raat hi to hamein pursa-dar hoti hai

main ji raha hun to jine ka hausla dekho
ye zakhm-koshi taghaful-shiar hoti hai