takhta-e-mashq-e-sitam mujh ko banane wala
tha wahi roz mere khwab mein aane wala

muntashir kar diya shiraaza-e-hasti jis ne
khana-e-dil ko mere tha wo sajaane wala

roz karta raha wo wada-e-farda mujh se
umr bhar ahd-e-wafa tha jo nibhane wala

us ne manjdhaar mein kashti ko meri chhod diya
tha jo tufan-e-hawadis se bachane wala

pahle karta tha pas-e-parda meri bekh-kuni
kaamyabi ka meri jashn manane wala

sabiqa jis se pada maslahat-andesh tha wo
dost hota nahin har hath milane wala

mar dale na ye tanhai ka ehsas mujhe
muntazir jis ka tha ab wo nahin aane wala

jis se dil-jui ki ummid thi nikla wo raqib
jis ko dekho hai wahi mujh ko satane wala

aish-o-ishrat ke sada khwab dikhata tha use
ghamza-o-naz se 'barqi' ko lubhane wala