sitare jab kisi mahtab ka qissa sunate hain

aarzu nakaam ho kar rah gai hai

tere lahje ka teri baat ka aaina hai

ye kaise jaanta gar shahr mein aaya nahin hota

kya chiz hai uzr-e-lab-e-izhaar ka saya

KHwab jo dekhe hain maine unhen paikar dega

rishta kaise TuTta hai KHwab se tabir ka

ilzam kuchh na kuchh to mere sar bhi aaega

wo ruKHsat ki ghaDi wo dida-e-nam yaad aate hain

zulfon ke sae mein aa kar chain mila hai pahli bar

ek bhiD hai jalwon ki aur meri nazar tanha

na tarz-e-KHas na andaz-e-gul-fishan le kar

hayat raqs mein hai kaenat raqs mein hai

ruswa kiya shuur ko danai chhin li

jab bhi mujhko apna bachpan yaad aata hai