ham-safar rah gae bahut pichhe

abhi arman kuchh baqi hain dil mein

aalam mein jis ki dhum thi us shahkar par

fasil-e-jism pe taza lahu ke chhinTe hain

mujhse milne shab-e-gham aur to kaun aaega

koi bhula hua chehra nazar aae shayad

waqt ne ye kaha hai ruk ruk kar

kya kahun dida-e-tar ye to mera chehra hai

dard ke mausam ka kya hoga asar anjaan par

yun to sara chaman hamara hai

aa ke patthar to mere sehn mein do-chaar gire

jahan talak bhi ye sahra dikhai deta hai

aaj bhi shayad koi phulon ka tohfa bhej de

gale mila na kabhi chand baKHt aisa tha

kitne hi zaKHm hain mere ek zaKHm mein chhupe