shabnam ne ro ke ji zara halka to kar liya

chand tinkon ke siwa kya tha nasheman mein mere

yun baghban ne mohr laga di zaban par

aae jo chand tinke qafas mein saba ke sath

hai tishna-labi lekin hum kyun use zahmat den

KHushi ke phul khile the tumhaare sath kabhi

hui subh jam khanak uThe hui sham naghme bikhar gae

bahut ummid thi manzil pe ja kar chain paenge

sau bar aai honTon pe jhuTi hansi magar

rah-e-hayat chamak uTThe kahkashan ki tarah

kya isi ko bahaar kahte hain

ye to malum hai un tak na sada pahunchegi

mujhko to KHun-e-dil hi pina hai

bijli giregi sehn-e-chaman mein kahan kahan

tira-o-tar fazaon mein jiya hun ab tak