shahr e havaa men jalte rahnaa andeshon ki chaukhat par
— Aitbar Sajid
Shahr-e-havaa men jalte rahnaa andeshon kee chaukhaT par
Raat ga.e tak uljhe rahnaa be-mafhum khayaalon men
Qasr-e-umr gavaahee degaa kaise kaise karb sahe
Kaisee kaisee rut guzree hai ham par itne saalon men
Dosh-e-khalaa se khaak-e-zameen par utre to ehsaas huaa
Taare baanTne vaale raahee paD ga.e kin janjaalon men
Le aa.ee kis qarya-e-shab men ik jhooTe mahtaab kee chaah
Saaya saaya bhaTak raha hoon be-tanveer ujaalon men
Mausam mausam yahee raha gar khushboo kee tahqeer kaa rang
Siise kee kaliyaan phooTengee ab lohe kee Daalon men
'saajid' ab tak bhugat rahe hain ik be-ant sazaa kee umr
Apna naam likhaa baiThe the ik din jiine vaalon men