Rehna saf-e-Gham me mujhe yoN b raas tha
hr shakhs hi wahan pe
tabiyat'shanaas tha

khud se mila to poch hi loN ga maiN ek din
barsoN se kon tha jo muheet-e-hawaas tha

uljha sa
sochta sa
bikharta sa
zard zard
mosam b aaj meri trha se udas tha

apni tamam umr ki poonji ko jor kr
laya to us ne keh diya
sasta libaas tha

bikhri hui thi chehre pe sehmi hikayataiN
ab aaina b kab mera chehra shanas tha

aya jo mere qatl ko khanjar ba'kuf hajooM
to lab pe us k mera hi herf-e-sapas tha

naizoN pe ser'buland hoe haq'shanas jab
qatil shikast khordah
mehw-e-hiaras tha

Farukh tamam shehr pe khwaboN ka seher tha
Tabeer-e-khwab soch k bus me udas tha