teri mahfil mein sitare koi jugnu laya
muskuraati aankhon ko doston ki nam karna
lafz be-jaan hain mere ruh-e-maani mujhe de
raushni wale to duniya dekhen
zindan mein bhi wahi lab-o-ruKHsar dekhte
ruh mein ghor andhere ko utarne na diya
guzishta ahl-e-safar ko jahan sukun mila
na aankhen surKH rakhte hain na chehre zard rakhte hain
aankhon mein tez dhup ke neze gaDe rahe
kahin jangal kahin darbar se ja milta hai
sarma tha magar phir bhi wo din kitne baDe the
mujhe kaif-e-hijr aziz hai tu zar-e-visal sameT le
zarra insan kabhi dasht-nagar lagta hai
kisi marqad ka hi zewar ho jaen
dil mein to bahut kuchh hai zaban tak nahin aata
