chhe.De mai.n ne kabhii lab-o-ruKhsaar ke qisse 
gahe gul-o-bul_bul kii hikaayat ko nikhaaraa 
gahe kisii shahazaade ke afsaane sunaaye 
gahe kyaa duniyaa-e-paristaa.N kaa nazaaraa 
mai.n khoyaa rahaa jin-o-malaik ke jahaa.N me.n 
har lahajaa agarche mujhe aadam ne pukaaraa 

baraso.n yuu.N hii dil_jamii-e-aurang kii Khaatir 
sau phuul khilaaye kabhii sau zaKhm Khariide 
mai.n likhataa rahaa hijv baGaavat manshuu.n kii 
mai.n pa.Dhataa rahaa qasr_nashiino.n ke qasiide 
ubharaa bhii agar dil me.n ko_ii jazabaa-e-sar_kash 
is Khauf se chup thaa ke ko_ii ho.nTh na sii de 

lekin ye tilismaat bhii taa der na rah paaye 
aaKhir mai-o-miinaa-o-Daf-o-chang bhii TuutTe 
yuu.N dast-o-garebaa.N huaa insaan-o-Khudaaband 
nakhachiir to ta.Dape qafas-e-rang bhii TuuTe 
is kashmakash-e-zarraa-o-anjum kii fizaa me.n 
kash_kol to kyaa afsar-o-aurang bhii TuuTe 

mai.n dekh rahaa thaa mere yaaro.n ne ba.Dhakar 
qaatil ko pukaaraa kabhii maqtal ko sadaa dii 
gahe rasn-o-daar ke aaGosh me.n jhuule 
gahe haram-o-dair kii buniyaad hilaa dii 
jis aag se bhar_puur thaa maahaul kaa siinaa 
vo aag mere lauh-o-qalam ko bhii pilaa dii 

aur aaj shikastaa huaa har tauq-e-talaa_ii 
ab fan meraa darbaar kii jagiir nahii.n hai 
ab meraa hunar hai mere jamahuur kii daulat 
ab meraa junuu.N kaif-e-taaziir nahii.n hai 
ab dil pe jo guzaregii be-Tok kahuu.Ngaa 
ab mere qalam mai.n ko_ii zanjiir nahii.n hai