zindagi jo kah na pai rah gai
maut wo sari kahani kah gai

raat bhar us ka fasana likh ke hum
itna roe sab kitabat bah gai

hichkiyon mein dab gaya us ka sawal
jaise ek dastak adhuri rah gai

qurb ke sadme hun ya duri ka gham
jitna sahna tha mohabbat sah gai

jab bhi 'azar' dil se nikli koi baat
dil ki gahrai mein tah-dar-tah gai