tartiib-o-tavaazun kaa na to.de.nge bharam ham
ik roz saf-e-dahr se ho jaa.e.nge kam ham

jazbo.n ke sulagte hu.e khaashaak me.n gum tum
khvaahish kii laraztii hu.ii aavaaz-e-aham ham

ai shaakh-e-tamannaa tujhe tanhaa nahii.n karte
khanjar tujhe pa.dte hai.n pa hote hai.n qalam ham

us ne to yuu.n hii puuchh liyaa thaa ki ko.ii hai
mahfil me.n uthaa shor ba-yak-lakht ki ham ham

sahraa ke tab-o-taab kii bakhshish hai ki tuu hai
jhhatkaarte phirte hai.n in aa.nkho.n se jo nam ham

ik khvaab machaltaa hai jo ban ban ke lahuu tuu
ik dard jo bharne nahii.n detaa hame.n dam ham

mausam bhii kuchh aisaa hai ki dhalne nahii.n detaa
kuchh tere taraf-daar bhii hai.n shaam-e-alam ham

zanjiir-e-giraa.n-baar hai shaakh-e-rag-e-jaa.n ab
mushkil se chale.nge bhii to do chaar qadam ham

siine me.n dabii rakhte hai.n bhuulii hu.ii ik shakl
palko.n pe uthaa rakhte hai.n baar-e-shab-e-gam ham