zaban rakhta hun lekin chup khaDa hun

agarche main ek chaTan sa aadmi raha hun

har ek shab yunhi dekhengi su-e-dar aankhen

ghazlon ki dhanak oDh mere shoala-badan tu

ab wo tufan hai na wo shor hawaon jaisa

main kal tanha tha KHilqat so rahi thi

qatl chhupte the kabhi sang ki diwar ke beach

bhaDkaen meri pyas ko aksar teri aankhen

zikr-e-shab-e-firaq se wahshat use bhi thi

main dil pe jabr karunga tujhe bhula dunga

sare lahje tere be-zaman ek main

kis ne sang-e-KHamoshi phenka bhare-bazar par

ashk apna ki tumhaara nahin dekha jata

faza ka habs shagufon ko bas kya dega

itni muddat baad mile ho