Aankh se Tapka jo aansu wo sitara ho gaya

aankh se Tapka jo aansu wo sitara ho gaya
mera daman aaj daman-e-surayya ho gaya

us ke ji mein kya ye aai ye use kya ho gaya
KHud chhupa aalam se aur KHud aalam-ara ho gaya

banda-e-mani kahan surat ka banda ho gaya
sochta hun mujh ko kya hona tha main kya ho gaya

phir tasawwur ne baDha di nala-e-mauzun ki lai
phir sawad-e-fikr se ek sher paida ho gaya

ab kahan mayusiyon mein jhalkiyan ummid ki
wo bhi kya din the ki tera gham gawara ho gaya

jaan de di main ne tang aa kar wufur-e-dard se
aaj mansha-e-jafa-e-dost pura ho gaya

barhaman kahta tha barham shaiKH bol uTha ahad
harf ke ek pher se donon mein jhagDa ho gaya

wahdat o kasrat ke jalwe KHilqat-e-insan mein dekh
ek zarra is qadar phaila ki duniya ho gaya

barbariyat ki jahan mein garm-bazari hui
aadmiyat ki ragon mein KHun ThanDa ho gaya

aashiyan banne na paya tha ki bijli gir paDi
bagh abhi basne na paya tha ki sahra ho gaya

aa gaya sailab baalin tak wufur-e-girya se
rahm kar ya rab ki pani sar se uncha ho gaya

ittifaq-e-waqt tha apna farogh-e-ashiyan
jab koi jugnu chamak uTTha ujala ho gaya

dil khincha jitna qafas mein aashiyane ki taraf
dur itna hi qafas se aashiyana ho gaya

hum musafir the hamara mustaqar koi na tha
raat jab aai jahan aai basera ho gaya

ho gae ruKHsat 'rais' o 'ali' o 'wasif' 'nisar'
rafta rafta aagara 'simab' suna ho gaya