thi umid-e-mahr un ko mehrban samjha tha main
wo sitam dhaenge mujh par ye kahan samjha tha main

arsh se badh chadh ke un ka aastan samjha tha main
un ke kuche ki zamin ko aasman samjha tha main

kyon na ho dushwar jaana manzil-e-maqsud tak
tha bagula jis ko gard-e-karwan samjha tha main

iztirab-e-dil ne ifsha dard-e-ulfat kar diya
hae nadani ki us ko raazdan samjha tha main

ho gai tum par tasadduq ho gai tum par nisar
warna apni zindagi ko raegan samjha tha main

wo na is ghar mein mile mujh ko na us ghar mein mile
kaba bhi but-khana bhi un ka makan samjha tha main

aaj wo ek ek ki sau sau sunane baithe hain
jin ko kal tak be-dahan-o-be-zaban samjha tha main

kah rahe the jab wo mere dard-e-dil ka majra
goya un ke munh mein apni hi zaban samjha tha main

bahr-e-alam mein thi meri zindagi misl-e-habab
haif kyon is ko hayat-e-jawidan samjha tha main

wahshat-e-dil badh gai kya khak bahle dil yahan
gulshan-e-afaq ko bagh-e-jinan samajhta tha main

khal-e-ru-e-dost ki midhat na tum se ho sake
shairon mein tum ko 'sabir' nukta-dan samjha tha main