waqt par ishq-e-zulekha ka asar lagta hai
aakhir-e-umr bhi aaghaz-e-safar lagta hai

ye samundar hai magar sokhta-jaan shair ko
kisi majbur ka ek dida-e-tar lagta hai

subh-e-taza hai muqaddar dil-e-mayus thahar
shajar-e-ummid pe inam-e-samar lagta hai

main zaban-bandi ka ye ahd nahin todunga
han magar is dil-e-gustakh se dar lagta hai

hamein idrak-e-mohabbat to nahin hai lekin
itna malum hai is khel mein sar lagta hai