ulajhte rahte hain jaane kyon bar-bar mujhse

ulajhte rahte hain jaane kyon bar-bar mujh se
yahan pe kuchh log hain jo jalte hain yar mujh se
main ek din khul ke bol baitha tha aakhirat par
bigad gae us ke baad sab duniya-dar mujh se


ajib dukh hai main aaj us mein khatak raha hun
jo aankh dekhi nahin gai ashk-bar mujh se
palat ke aa ja ki baat bas mein nahin rahi ab
sanbhal nahin pa raha dil-e-be-qarar mujh se


ye sab tufail-e-gham-e-shab-e-hijr hai meri jaan
jo sher hone laga hai ab shandar mujh se
hua kuchh aise ki main budhape ko aan pahuncha
phir is se aage hua nahin intizar mujh se


kisi ki baaton mein aa gaya hai wo shakhs 'mehdi'
wagarna chahat to thi use be-shumar mujh se