ab tak to is safar mein faqat tishnagi mili

apne daraaz-qad pe bahut naz tha jinhen

ab unki KHwab-gahon mein koi aawaz mat karna

suna hai wo bhi mere qatl mein mulawwis hai

uTha laya kitabon se wo ek alfaz ka jangal

inkar kar raha hun to qimat buland hai

milte hain muskura ke agarche tamam log

nigahon ke manazir be-sabab dhundhle nahin paDte

hamari zindagi jaise koi shab bhar ka jalsa hai

ye ishq ke KHutut bhi kitne ajib hain

sari gawahiyan to mere haq mein aa gain

tarikiyan qubul thin mujhko tamam umr

use guman hai ki meri uDan kuchh kam hai

tu dariya hai to hoga han magar itna samajh lena

zindagi waqt ke safhon mein nihan hai sahab