ye nahin gham ki main paband-e-gham-e-dauran thi
ranj ye hai ki meri zat mera zindan thi

subh se aaina chhute hue dar lagta hai
raat hi khwab mein dekha tha ki mang afshan thi

sukhti jati hai ab dhalti hui umr ke sath
badh mehndi ki jo darwaze pe apne han thi

shamen aur sae se dekhe gae tufan ki raat
us haweli mein jo muddat se bahut viran thi

khak mein khel ke sab nashw-o-numa pai hai
bint-e-iflas hun main bhuk to meri man thi

padh raha tha wo kisi aur ke aanchal pe namaz
main bas aaina-o-quran liye hairan thi