ek umr bhaTakte rahe ghar hi nahin aaya
jo faqat shoKHi-e-tahrir bhi ho sakti hai
jab muKhaalif mera raaz-dan ho gaya
kahan se laenge aansu aza-dari ke mausam mein
jo palkon par meri Thahra hua hai
samundar sab ke sab payab se hain
dil bahalne ke wasile de gaya wo
rah-e-wafa mein koi hamein jaanta na tha
qismat mein dard hai to dawa hi na launga
jo zehn-o-dil ke zahrile bahut hain
lamha lamha yahi sochun yahi dekha chahun
yaran-e-tez-gam se ranjish kahan hai ab
jo qatre mein samundar dekhte hain
hath jab mausam ke gile ho gae hain
agar bulandi ka meri wo etiraf kare
