humne jab dard bhari apni kahani likkhi

paigham-e-shabab aa raha hai

ye kaun kahta hai tu halqa-e-naqab mein aa?

hath aa gaya hai jab se shuur-e-KHudi ka sanp

ru-ba-ru gham ke ye taqdir kahan se aai

gulab mange hai ne mahtab mange hai

wo sach ke chehre pe aisa naqab chhoD gaya

jo nam sab se ho pyara use makan pe likh

meri nigah mein lamhon ka KHwab utra tha

dil ka har ek zaKHm gahra hai

kahte hain log ye ki baDi dil-nashin hai sham

pahaD jo khaDa hua tha KHwab-sa KHayal sa

hasti ko jamal de raha hun

jo lamhe TuT chuke un ko joDte kyun ho