wo bola khush hai bahut mujh se dur jate hue
jhijhak raha tha magar kyon nazar milate hue

diye ki lau ki tapish main ne dil pe ki mahsus
guzishta raat tere sare khat jalate hue

main muskurane laga maut ki saza sun kar
sisak ke rone laga wo saza sunate hue

wo aane wala na aaya agar to kya hoga
ye sochta hun main diwar-o-dar sajate hue

jhatak ke tod din pairon ki sari zanjiren
palat ke dekha nahin ghar ko ghar se jate hue

wo pal judai ka kuchh itna jaan-lewa tha
main khud bhi rone laga us ko chup karaate hue

qafas mein rahte the hum sath itna mil-jul kar
bahut udas hua main rihai pate hue

'kamal' itna use khauf hai ta'aqub ka
qadam badhata hai naqsh-e-qadam mitate hue