in ko hum apna dost likhen aashna likhen
hamdam likhen rafiq likhen ham-nawa likhen

sher-o-adab se un ko talluq hai kis qadar
taqat kahan qalam mein ki ye majra likhen

likhne mein kuchh na kuchh hain wo masruf raat-din
kaghaz qalam dawat mein un ko fana likhen

naqd-o-nazar mein hai wo mahaarat ke hum unhen
iqlim-e-nazm-o-nasr ka farman-rawa likhen

yakta ho apne fan mein likhadi hua kare
dil ko nahin laga to use sar-phira likhen

tahtus-sura se arsh-e-barin ek aan mein
pahunche wo khush-nasib jise marhaba likhen

itna hi hum likhen ki samajh paen wo use
un ki pahunch se hum na kabhi mawara likhen

saqi ka aur sharab ka ho zikr bar bar
zahid ko bhul kar na kabhi parsa likhen

mahbub ke bayan mein ho lazim mubaalagha
chehre ko phul zulf ko hum azhdaha likhen

mumkin nahin ghazab se bachen hum janab ke
baalishtiyon ko bhi na agar sarw sa likhen

lazim hai hum pe hum jo likhen bahr mein rahe
ham-wazn-o-ham-radif likhen qafiya likhen

likhne mein ehtiyat se hum kaam len magar
jo un ke ji mein aae use barmala likhen

likkhe muqaddama to musannif ba-qalam-e-khud
lekin hai ye atal ki wahi faisla likhen

do jilden is liye unhen bhejin kitab ki
be-lag apni rae likhen tabsira likhen

bole wo dekh kar mera majmua-e-kalam
pahle pe kya likhun chalen ab dusra likhen