tasalli de ke bahlaya gaya hun
sukun ki rah par laya gaya hun

adam se jaanib-e-gulzar-e-hasti
main khud aaya nahin laya gaya hun

kadi manzil adam ki hai isi se
yahan dam bhar ko thahraya gaya hun

haqiqat ka hua hai bol-baala
main jab suli pe latkaya gaya hun

haqiqat se main afsana bana kar
har ek mahfil mein dohraya gaya hun

khuda malum un ki anjuman se
main khud uttha ki uthwaya gaya hun

'riyaz' apna tha shewa gul-parasti
magar kanton mein uljhaya gaya hun