waraq waraq jo zamane ke shahkar mein tha
wo zindagi ka sahifa bhi intishaar mein tha

jise main dhund raha tha nawa-e-bulbul mein
wo naghma pairahan-e-gul ke tar tar mein tha

main qatl ho ke zamane mein sarfaraaz raha
ki meri jit ka pahlu bhi meri haar mein tha

kaleje sare darakhton ke sahme jate the
hawa ka rukh tha bhala kis ke ikhtiyar mein tha

wo na-shanas-wafa sej par tha phulon ki
main aashna-e-wafa dasht-e-khar-khar mein tha

dayar-e-ghair mein hasil thin shohraten mujh ko
main ajnabi ki tarah apne hi dayar mein tha

samajh raha tha main khwabida khud ko sahil par
khuli jab aankh to dariya ki tez dhaar mein tha

nigah walon mein us ka bharam na rah paya
wo sang tha magar aainon ki qatar mein tha

mohabbaten thin mere ikhtiyar mein lekin
mohabbaton ka sila us ke ikhtiyar mein tha

chamak raha wahi gauhar-e-wafa ban kar
'guhar' jo ashk meri chashm-e-intizar mein tha