wo apne juzw mein khoya gaya hai is had tak
ki us ki fahm se bahar hai kal ki abjad tak

khadi hain raushaniyan dast-basta sadiyon se
hira ke ghaar se le kar gaya ke bargad tak

uthe to us ke fusun se lahak lahak jae
nazar pahunch na sake us ki qamat-o-qad tak

pata chala ki hararat nahin rahi dil mein
guzar ke aag se aae the apne maqsad tak

wahi asas bana umr ke hisabon ki
pahada yaad kiya tha jo ek se sad tak

wahi jo dosh par apne utha saka khud ko
nasheb-e-farsh se pahuncha faraaz-e-masnad tak