chupaye dil mein gamon ka jahan baithey hain
tumhari bazm mein hum be-zaban baithey hain
yeh aur bat k manzil pe ham pohanch na sakey
magar yeh kam hai k rahon ko chhaan baithey hain
fugan hai dard hai soz-o-firaq-o-dag-e-alam
abhi to ghar mein bahut mehrban baithey hain
ab aur gardish-e-taqdir kya sataiy gi
luta k ishq mein naam-o-nishan baithey hain
woh ek lafz-e-mohabbat he dil ka dushman hai
jisey shariat-e-ehsas masn baithey hain
hai maikadon ki baharon se dosti ‘Sagar’
baraye had-e-yaqin-o-guman baithey hain