phatte irade yaqin musibat panw dhulae
chashma ki hont shabih-e-luab mayassar raat anokha saneha ho jaega

maile kanwal ke phul dubota lipat lipat kar chumta pani, pani pani
nadamat se maghlub kharabi: madd-o-jazr maujud tabiat ka takhrib tamasha

murajat aankhon se ojhal chhuti bahati be-tartib azab hai
hari-bhari bechaargi kaise? aks-e-shabahat pankhudiyon ka

wo jo irade ki tarkib nahin pa sakta laraz raha hai
phul tashaddud khauf mein gharq-e-hararat dubti ubharti patiyan

kenchuli utre to baat bane main kah dun? kar guzrun?
aasab tashannuj phailti be-rukh baaton ki tardid-e-qayamat kar bhi chuko

ye hadsa daera sa ye simatta phailta sarpat bhagte qadmon ki lu par jal-bhun rakh ho
shoala thirakta ridh ki haddi se maghz ke hukm-e-salasil chatta

din pane ki laghzish kar le kar hi le majburi aa leti hai
chau-gard ki gardish rakh qarine ki yakjai tamsil-e-ba-zahir ki taid mein rakhti hai

ungliyan ungliyan, baaten baaten, pasina pasina baqi baqi
aur bechaargi

taham to ye tayaqqun tark-e-taghaful thahre
qaul qayamat aane ke jatan kare taqrib-e-tamasha dhunde

chhupi rahe, tadpae, tadpe