main huun vahshat men gum main teri duniya men nahin rahta
bagula raqs men rahta hai sahra men nahin rahta
baḌi muddat se tera husn dal bin kar dhaḌakta hai
baḌi muddat se dil teri tamanna men nahin rahta
ye paani hai magar mizhgan ki shaḳhon par sulagta hai
ye moti hai magar daman-e-dariya men nahin rahta
vo jalva jo sukut-e-bazm-e-yakta.i men rahta hai
vo jalva shorish-e-pinhan-o-paida men nahin rahta
na koi mauj-e-ra.ana.i na koi sail-e-zeba.i
koi tufan bhi ab chashm-e-tamasha men nahin rahta
ajab kya la-makan ko ik naya zindan samajh baiThe
ye divana had-e-imroz-o-farda men nahin rahta
‘zahir’ ik rishta-e-vahshat liye phirta hai majnun ko
vagarna koi apne aap sahra men nahin rahta
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