thoDi der ko ji bahla tha

gham hai ya KHushi hai tu

koi surat-ashna apna na begana koi

rah-naward-e-bayaban-e-gham sabr kar sabr kar

shahr sunsan hai kidhar jaen

saz-e-hasti ki sada ghaur se sun

ab un se aur taqaza-e-baada kya karta

naz-e-beganagi mein kya kuchh tha

nasib-e-ishq dil-e-be-qarar bhi to nahin

yun tere husn ki taswir ghazal mein aae

dil mein ek lahr si uThi hai abhi

tere KHayal se lo de uThi hai tanhai

nae kapDe badal kar jaun kahan aur baal banaun kis ke liye

koi aur hai nahin to nahin mere ru-ba-ru koi aur hai

karwan sust rahbar KHamosh