Andhere din ki safarat ko aae hain ab ke

andhere din ki safarat ko aae hain ab ke
hain kitni raushaniyan ishtihaar mein shab ke

yahan to dekh liye hum ne hausle sab ke
mile na dost na dushman hi apne mansab ke

bas ek baat pe nakaamiyon ne gher liya
zaban se aae labon tak na harf matlab ke

jo lab-kushada the wo muddai bane lekin
jo dil-kushada the wo kaam aa gae sab ke

ek aah-e-KHushk hi apne nasib mein nikli
bahut hi shor sune jazba-e-laba-lab ke

judaiyan to muqaddar hain lekin ek gham-e-hijr
ajib phul se sathi bikhar gae ab ke

bhaTak raha hai dayar-e-KHirad mein kyun gham-e-dil
gharon ko lauT chuke sare ba-wafa kab ke

zamin-e-saKHt mein lafzon ke gul khilae hain
ghazal kahi to hue qail apne kartab ke

hazar us ne bhi chakkar diye magar 'baqar'
rahe na hum bhi kabhi aasman se dab ke