tha fakhr jis pe mujh ko meri zat ki tarah
badla hai wo bhi surat-e-haalat ki tarah

fikr-e-maash zehn pe jab se muhit hai
hai din ki raushni bhi mujhe raat ki tarah

ummid-e-wasl ka hua jo jam chur chur
barse hain ashk aankh se barsat ki tarah

ab tak hai yaad aap ka andaz-e-guftugu
mujh ko surur-o-kaif ke naghmat ki tarah

tab zindagi ka lutf hai ya-rab jahan mein
un ki nazar ho ain inayat ki tarah

ghash kha ke aakhirash wo gira dushman-e-khulus
mera janaza dekh ke baraat ki tarah

guzri hai apni zindagi tere firaq mein
bismil ke karb-dashta lamhat ki tarah

ye kya hua ki dil pe guzarne lagi giran
ab to khushi ki baat bhi sadmat ki tarah

'sair' ye kya hua hai zamane ki chaal ko
milta hai ab khulus bhi saughat ki tarah