na intazaar ke lazzat na aarzu ke thakan bujhi hain

na intazaar ke lazzat na aarzu ke thakan
bujhi hain dard ke shamein, k so gya hy badan

sulag rahi hain na jany, kis aanch se aankhein
na aansooan ke talab hy, na rat jago’n ke thakan

dil-e-freb zada, dawat-e-nazar pe na ja
yeh aj k qad-o-gaisoo hain, kal k dar-o-rasan

bahar-e-qurb se pehly, ujaarh deti hain
judaion ke hawain, mahabbato’n k chaman

phir aaj shab tery kadmo’n ke chaap k humraah
sunai de hy dil-e-na muraad ke dharkan

yeh zulm dekh k tu jaan-e-shairi hy magar
meri ghazal mein tera naam bhi hy jurm-e-sukhan

ameer-e-shehar, ghareebo’n ko loot leta hy
kabhi ba heela-e-mazhab, kabhi ba naam-e-watan

hawa-e-dehar se dil ka chiragh kya bujhta
magar faraz salamat hy, yaar ka daaman