us ke hathon ka banaya hua shahkar hun main
aur kuchh log samajhte hain ki be-kar hun main

mera is husn ke bazar mein kuchh mol nahin
main bani-khak hun aur khak ka haqdar hun main

mujh ko be-sakhta aawaz na de andar se
aarzi lams ki shiddat mein giraftar hun main

wo safar-saz tha so us ka diya raushan tha
main junun-saz hun aur hamil-e-raftar hun main

teri duniya se sanbhaala na gaya mera wajud
aur aakhir pe jo hota hai wo inkar hun main

dast-basta hun kabhi waqt ki parkar tale
aur kabhi apni bala se wahi parkar hun main

dil lagata hi gaya shah-e-najaf ka nara
jism karta raha israr ki bimar hun main

mujh ko is daur ki aawaz na samjho 'rasikh'
apne hi dard ka bosida taraf-dar hun main