Nishan-e-zindagi

kis ne khinchi hain lakiren mere darwaze par

kaun hai jo ki dabe panw chala aaya hai

mere be-rang hayule ka taaqub karta

main to mohtat tha aisa kahin aate jate

apne sae ko bhi patal mein chhoD aata tha

apna saman uThata to shab-e-nisf-pahar

dast-e-hushyar miTata mere qadmon ka suragh

jism har sans ki aawaz muqaffal rakhta

KHak hi KHak ki KHushbu ka tadaruk karti

jaanta tha nahin mahfuz Thikana mera

log maujud hain jo mujh pe nazar rakhte hain

dur nazdik nihan-KHanon ke andar baiThe

ek harakat ho to sau aks bana lete hain

un ki aankhon mein khaTakta hai zar-o-mal mera

tarz-e-tamir meri mimbar-o-mehrab mere

un ke ahdaf hain diwar-o-dar-o-bab mere

aur ek gauhar-e-nayab ki tah-KHane mein

hawas-e-dil ko hai asbab pareshani ka

meri diwangi o wahshat o hairani par

mujh pe mamur kuhan-sal sagan-e-KHufta

kal kisi saat-e-kamzor ki tariki mein

is kamin-gah mein suraKH se dar aae the

dur dalan ke kone mein khaDe hanste hain