har qadam guraizan tha, har nazar main wehshat thi,

maslihat parastoon ki rahbari qayamat thi,

manzil e tamanna tak kon sath deta ha,

gard e sae la hasil har safar ki kismat ha,

aap hi bigarta ha, ap man bhi jata ha,

is guraiz pehlu ki ye ajeeb adat ha,

us ne hal pucha to, yad hi na ata tha,

kis ko kis se shikwa ha, kis se kya shikayat ha,

dasht main hawaoun ki be rukhi ne mara ha,

sheher main zamany ki pooch gach se wehshat thi,

yoon to din daharat hi log loot jaty hain,

magar un nigahoon ki or hi syasat ha,

hijar ka zamana bhi kya ghazab zamana tha,

ankh main samandar tha, dheaan main wo surat thi,