wasl bharpur raha hijr bhi bharpur bana

wasl bharpur raha hijr bhi bharpur bana
zakhm nakhun se khurachte hue nasur bana
us ne ek 'umr mere sath aziyyat jheli
ab ke sae ko mere jism se kuchh dur bana


aankh be-nur sahi kan to sun sakte hain
aisa kuchh bol meri aankh ko pur-nur bana
mere lahje ko chura kar hua nami koi
mere ash'ar chura kar koi mashhur bana


meri sachchai bayan kar mere ash'ar ke sath
meri taswir bana aur ba-dastur bana
main to sha'ir tha magar pet ki khatir 'arif'
bar-e-gham sah na saka banda-e-mazdur bana