wo ek nazar jo dil se jigar tak utar gai
afsana-e-hayat ki takmil kar gai

kya puchhte ho mujh se jawani kidhar gai
bas itna yaad hai idhar aai udhar gai

un ki nigah-e-lutf ye ehsan kar gai
daman-e-dil umid ke phulon se bhar gai

kya jaane koi kaisi qayamat uthaegi
dil se nikal ke aah falak tak agar gai

apni jagah qarine se har shai hai bazm mein
wo kya gae ki raunaq-e-diwar-o-dar gai

do din mein un ke phul se chehre ko kya hua
do din mein un ki chand si surat utar gai

'zaidi' ba-faiz-e-marg ye sabit hua ki zist
moti ki ek ladi thi ki tuti bikhar gai