baagh tha us men ashiyan bhi tha
chand roz ab-o-dana yaan bhi tha
saut-e-bulbul jigar men salti thi
khanda-e-gul namak-fishan bhi tha
khvan-e-qismat ke hashiye pe jalen
kabhi ye musht-e-ustukhvan bhi tha
murgh-e-bustan ko samne mere
‘mushafi’ zahra-e-fughan bhi thaa?
anjuman men miyan-basharat ki
yaani ik shakhs sher-khvan bhi tha