aaina dekhen na hum aks hi apna dekhen
chamka jo tirgi mein ujala bikhar gaya
sahra ka safar tha to shajar kyun nahin aaya
dil-o-nigah ko viran kar diya maine
kaniz-e-waqt ko nilam kar diya sab ne
jis rose se apna mujhe idrak hua hai
ek ek pal tera nayab bhi ho sakta hai
dariya guzar gae hain samundar guzar gae
pai hamesha ret bhanwar kaTne ke baad
sar-burida hua muqabil hai
labon par pyas sab ke be-karan hai
har aadmi kahan auj-e-kamal tak pahuncha
safar ka silsila aaKHir kahan tamam karun
wo nahin uski magar jadugari maujud hai
