wo shakh-e-gul ki jo aawaz-e-andalib bhi thi
hui jo khushk to mere liye salib bhi thi

dayar-e-sang mein sar phodti phiri barson
meri sada ki jo is daur ki naqib bhi thi

jo shama dur thi us ne faqat dhuan hi diya
usi ki lau se jala hun jo kuchh qarib bhi thi

sarisht-e-husn ajab hai ki wasl ke hangam
nigah-e-yar mein kaifiyyat-e-raqib bhi thi

sakun kahan ki main aashob-e-fikr rakhta hun
jo mahr tha to tamazat mera nasib bhi thi