itni muddat dil-e-awara kahan tha ki tujhe
apne hi ghar ke dar-o-baam bhula baithe hain

yaad yaron ne to kab harf-e-mohabbat rakkha
ghair bhi tana o dushnam bhula baithe hain

to samajhta tha ki ye dar-badari ka aalam
dur deson ki inayat tha so ab khatm hua

tu ne jaana tha ki aashufta-sari ka mausam
dasht-e-ghurbat ki wadiat tha so ab khatm hua

ab jo tu shahr-e-nigaran mein qadam rakkhega
har taraf khilte chale jaenge chehron ke gulab

dost-ahbab tere nam ke takraenge jam
ghair-aghyar chukaenge raqabat ke hisab

jab bhi gaegi koi ghairat-e-nahid ghazal
sab ko aaega nazar shoala-e-awaz mein tu

jab bhi saqi ne surahi ko diya izn-e-khiram
bazm ki bazm pukaregi ki aaghaz mein tu

maen rakkhengi tere nam pe aulad ka nam
bap beton ke liye teri bayazen lenge

jin pe qadghan hai wo ashaar padhegi khilqat
aur tute hue dil tujh ko salami denge

log ulfat ke khilaune liye bachchon ki tarah
kal ke ruthe hue yaron ko mana laenge

lafz ko bechne wale nae bazaron mein
ghairat harf ko late hue sharmaenge

lekin aisa nahin aisa nahin ai dil ai dil
ye tera des ye tere dar-o-diwar nahin

itne yusuf to na the misr ke bazar mein bhi
jins is darja hai wafir ki kharidar nahin

sar kisi ka bhi dikhai nahin deta hai yahan
jism hi jism hain dastaren hi dastaren hain

tu kisi qarya-e-zindan mein hai shayad ki jahan
tauq hi tauq hain diwaren hi diwaren hain

ab na tiflan ko khabar hai kisi diwane ki
aur na aawaz ki o chaak gareban wale

na kisi hath mein patthar na kisi hath mein phul
kar gae kuch kahan kucha-e-jaanan wale