yar sab jama hue raat ki KHamoshi mein

bala ki chamak uske chehre pe thi

bahta aansu ek jhalak mein kitne rup dikhaega

hum apni dhup mein baiThe hain mushtaq

KHair badnam to pahle bhi bahut the lekin

jab sham utarti hai kya dil pe guzarti hai

yahi duniya thi magar aaj bhi yun lagta hai

ek lamhe mein bikhar jata hai tana-bana

ye tanha raat ye gahri fazaen

bhul gai wo shakl bhi aaKHir

chup kahin aur liye phirti thi baaten kahin aur

hijr ek waqfa-e-bedar hai do nindon mein

ye pani KHamushi se bah raha hai

ab uski shakl bhi mushkil se yaad aati hai

pata ab tak nahin badla hamara