ek afsurda shah-rah hai daraaz
dur ufuq par nazar jamae hue

sard mitti pe apne sine ke
surmagin husn ko bichhae hue

jis tarah koi gham-zada aurat
apne viran-kade mein mahw-e-khayal

wasl-e-mahbub ke tasawwur mein
mu-ba-mu chur uzw uzw nidhaal