wo bad-dua use samjhe agar dua likkhun
ab aise shakhs ko main apna haal kya likkhun

kisi ka zauq-e-samaat qusur-war nahin
main kyun na harf-e-tamanna ko be-sada likkhun

ab aate lamhon ke aasar ye batate hain
jo waqt bit gaya us ko hadsa likkhun

mujhe talluq-e-khatir ho kya zamane se
kisi ke nam bhi khat ho tera pata likkhun

isi khayal se fikr-e-sukhan mein ghaltan hun
main chahta hun ki mazmun koi naya likkhun

ye khud-satai ke pahlu ye ehtiyat 'hayat'
kabhi to saf koi apna waqia likkhun