ye main ki mujh se chhin gaya hai sar-basar
wo kaun hai ki jis ki dastaras mein aa ke main mera nahin raha

mujhe to main tamam kaenat se aziz tha
meri ana ki saltanat wasia thi ariz thi aur us ka narcissus tha main

wo saltanat jahan pe sirf main tha mera aks tha
aur is ke ma-siwa nafi ka raqs tha

main apni zat par farefta raha
main apne aap hi ka shefta raha

na jaane kitne mehr-o-mah ki tabishen meri tajalliyon ki zad pe aa ke khak ho gain
meri nazar ko koi bhi mere siwa jacha nahin

magar wo ek sham ajab tilism-rang-sham thi
fusun-taraaz sahira sarapa rashk-e-jam thi

wo sahira ki lashkar-e-jamal-e-ba-kamal us ke sath tha
wo sahira ki qatl-e-am ke tamam aslahon se lais thi

bala ki jang chhid gai
meri ana thi ek taraf aur us ka husn ek taraf

wo yak-ba-yak shadid yurishen huin
mere sabhi hawas us ke yarghamal ho gae

tamam khud-pasandiyon ka takht-o-taj lut gaya
meri ana ki saltanat tamam ujad ke rah gai