wo muntazir hain hamare to hum kisi ke hain
alamaton mein ye aasar khud-kushi ke hain

pas-e-murad bahut khwab hain nigahon mein
samundaron mein jazire ye raushni ke hain

main apne aap ko dushman ke sarf mein de dun
ye mashware to meri jaan wapsi ke hain

hujum-e-aks hai aur aaina-sifat hun main
so mere jitne bhi dukh hain wo aagahi ke hain

kisi qaba ko mayassar hai fakhera hona
kisi libas mein paiwand muflisi ke hain

main us se dukh ke bhi us ko duaen deti hun
ajib rang mohabbat mein dushmani ke hain

main jab bhi chahun jabhi us se guftugu kar lun
meri ghazal pe ye ehsan shairi ke hain

jo shahr-e-sang mein shisha-mizaj hain 'ruhi'
wo zimmedar khud apni shikastagi ke hain