ye kaisi baat mera mehrban bhul gaya
kumak mein tir to bheje kaman bhul gaya

junun ne mujh se taaruf ke marhale mein kaha
main wo hunar hun jise ye jahan bhul gaya

kuchh is tapak se rahen lipat padin mujh se
ki main to samt-e-safar ka nishan bhul gaya

khumar-e-qurbat-e-manzil tha na-rasi ka jawaz
gali mein aa ke main us ka makan bhul gaya

har ek badalti hui rut mein yaad aata hai
wo shakhs jo mera nam-o-nishan bhul gaya

kuchh aisi baat kabutar ki aankh mein dekhi
uqab khauf ke mare udan bhul gaya

main sar-ba-kaf sar-e-maqtal kuchh is ada se gaya
ki mera dushman-e-jaan aan-ban bhul gaya

qabail aaj bhi shir-o-shakar nazar aate
khatib-e-shahr magar wo zaban bhul gaya

zamin ki god mein itna sukun tha 'anjum'
ki jo gaya wo safar ki thakan bhul gaya