Abhii farmaan aayaa hai vahaaN se,
ke haT jaauuN maiN apne darmiyaaN se,
yahaaN jo hai tanaffus hii meN kam hai,
parinde uR rahe haiN shaaKh-e-jaaN se,
dariichaa baaz (?) hai yaadoN kaa aur main,
havaa suntaa huN peRon ki zabaaN se,
thaa ab tak m’arkaa baahaar kaa dar-pesh,
abhii to ghar bhii jaanaa hai yahaaN se,
falaaN se behtar thii Ghazal falaaN kii,
falaaN ke zaKhm acche the falaaN se,
Khabar kyaa duuN maiN shah’r-e-raftugaaN kii,
ko’ii lauTe bhii shah’r-e-raftugaaN se,
yahii anjaam kyaa tujh ko havas thaa,
ko’ii puuche to meer-e-daastaaN se.