thak ke baitha tha ki manzil nazar aai mujh ko
hausla dene lagi aabla-pai mujh ko

nazr kar dete hain wo apni kamai mujh ko
sar uthane nahin dete mere bhai mujh ko

main jahan jata hun is paikar-e-nuri ke siwa
aur kuchh bhi nahin deta hai dikhai mujh ko

is sitam-pesha ne qurbat ka na marham rakkha
umr-bhar deta raha zakhm-e-judai mujh ko

mushkilon mein bhi mere hausle shadab rahe
rok sakti hi nahin waqt ki khai mujh ko

main to har sans ko deta raha jine ka khiraj
zindagi phir bhi kabhi ras na aai mujh ko

us se barham main nahin phir bhi magar mera harif
umr-bhar deta raha apni safai mujh ko

tere aane ki khabar ne mujhe bechain rakha
so gaya chand magar nind na aai mujh ko

isi ummid pe marmar ke jiye jata hun
wo meri qaid se kab dega rihai mujh ko

mujh se kuchh sunne pe aamada na thi khalq-e-khuda
umr-bhar us ne magar apni sunai mujh ko

ek nae gham se shanasa kiya mahrumi ne
zindagi jab bhi teri bazm mein lai mujh ko

wo bhi sharminda nazar aata hai 'nuri' akasr
nazar aati hi nahin jis mein burai mujh ko