zahanat ne nai duniya ki botiqa murattab ki
kahani hashiye par ja chuki shair ke mansab ki

teri ye gol duniya to kuan hai maut ka ya-rab
main chakraya tawazun mein to pai dad kartab ki

na jaane aankh ne kya dekh kar tausia use di hai
wagarna khwab ki muddat to puri ho chuki kab ki

saba khushbu ko aandhi gard ko aage badhati hai
yahan sab fikr phailate hain apne apne maktab ki

hamari kahkashan ke wast mein tarik rauzan hai
isi mein mahw hoti ja rahi hai raushni sab ki

main un se surmai subhon ki tamsilen nichodunga
lagi hain hath kuchh parchhaiyan bhigi hui shab ki

falak se kaam ke manzar kashid ek roz kar lunga
zamin se akhz kar lunga fazaen apne matlab ki

milengi do tamannaen to hasil kuchh naya hoga
ki ajza se alag hoti hai khasiyyat murakkab ki

hamara zauq-e-naqqashi nahin hai aaj ka pyare
zaban tashkil ke ghaaron mein thi ye lahr hai tab ki

kahin zarre ko apni mauj mein udta hua dekho
to shayad tum samajh pao hayat aazad-mashrab ki

nahin malum kis shamsi faza ke pas se guzra
chamak badhne lagi imkan ke dum-dar kaukab ki

siyahi phail kar dil se jabin tak aan pahunchi hai
badal di hain musalsal sar-kashi ne suraten sab ki

guzar junhi faramoshi ke dariya se hua mera
wahin apni surahi aab-e-nisyan se labaalab ki