apni aur 'qayyum-rahi' ki man ki maut par
sitare chup hain kisi bewa mang ki manind

bujha bujha hai sar-e-sham chand ka jhumar
damakti rahon ke dhundla gae hain aaine

utar chuka hai khalaon mein raushni ka nagar
muhib-o-sarw-o-siyah hath badhte jate hain

khinche hue hain fazaon mein aatishin khanjar
farishte rote hain apne paron ko phailae

khizan ke nachte patton ki matami lai par
hawaen deti hain dastak mere darichon par

mujhe ye dar hai na bujh jae teri sham-e-hayat
chal ab ki chal ke muqaffal karen ye darwaze

tujhe na chhin len mujh se mere raqib auqat
na jaane kya mere allah hone wala hai

muhib saya andhere mein thartharaata hai
badha ke hath ye darwaza kis ne khol diya

ye teri samt dabe panw kaun aata hai
ye kis ne banhon mein ghabra ke bhar liya tujh ko

ki jaise dew ho shahzade ke fasanon ka
faza pe phunk gaya padh ke maut ka afsun

har ek shai hai yahan teri tarah marg-asa
phir is tarah se tera paikar-e-nahif uda

ki jaise gard koi aandhiyon ke sath chale
bhatakti rah gai andhiyaron mein meri aawaz

charagh-e-qabr ki manind main ne hath male
har ek shahr mein tanha gali gali tanha

main phir raha hun tere gham ki lash uthae hue
khizan ke waqt koi jaise barg-e-awara

rawish rawish pe khud apne hi madfanon ko gine