nange panw ki aahaT thi ya narm hawa ka jhonka tha

ek sail-e-be-panah ki surat rawan hai waqt

ruh ko qalib ke andar jaanna mushkil hua

lage hai aasman jaisa nahin hai

jo guzarta hai guzar jae ji

duniya ne jab Daraya to Darne mein lag gaya

kabhi pyara koi manzar lagega

ashk Dhalte nahin dekhe jate

chandni ka raqs dariya par nahin dekha gaya

samundar par aa baiThe magar kya

phul ke laeq faza rakhni hi thi

koi rishta na ho phir bhi rishte bahut

chandni raat mein har dard sanwar jata hai

chamka jo chand raat ka chehra nikhar gaya

har lamha marg-o-zist mein paikar dekhna