zawal-e-umr ke parde mein hai hijab kahan

jabin pe shahr ki likh kar faza udasi ki

pur-shor talatum ka mudawa koi aahaT

aarzu kaamran nahin lagti

ek masum tamanna ki faza thi kal tak

fana ka ilaqa

na ek patte ko ro baba

maut

sarisht-e-adam

aaj phir mujhse

id ka din to hai magar jafar