uktaya hun is muft ke saman-e-safar se
ye bojh hi aisa hai utarta nahin sar se

ek umr guzari hai tere shahr mein lekin
aankhen nahin kholin kabhi zulmat ke dar se

is bar bichhad jaana hai jaise kabhi patte
gir jaen to milte nahin dobara shajar se

thak-haar ke ruk jaegi ye waqt ki gardish
jis roz zamin niklegi suraj ke asar se

sikke jo nikale mere kashkol se us ne
aankhen bhi nikali hain mere kasa-e-sar se

wo chand bhi is chand ki taqlid mein aksar
kuchh dur thahar jata hai aa kar mere ghar se

'masud' meri zat ko mahfuz kiya hai
is shor-sharabe ne kisi khwab ke dar se