teri gali mein tere jaan-nisar baithe hain
nigah-e-lutf ke umid-war baithe hain

zamin pe sar ko jhukae hue tasawwur mein
misal-e-naqsh-e-qadam khaksar baithe hain

na chhed hum ko khuda ke liye ki ai waiz
hum apne fealon se khud sharmsar baithe hain

firaq mein dil-e-muztar ka iztirab na puchh
jigar ko thame hue be-qarar baithe hain

rawana qafile wale to ho chuke 'raushan'
hum intizar mein lail-o-nahaar baithe hain