sab rang na-tamam hon halka libas ho

galiyon ki udasi puchhti hai ghar ka sannaTa kahta hai

soe hue jazbon ko jagana hi nahin tha

phir wo dariya hai kinaron se chhalakne wala

hijr ke tapte mausam mein bhi dil un se wabasta hai

phir wahi kahne lage tu mere ghar aaya tha

kuchh be-tartib sitaron ko palkon ne kiya tasKHir to kya

akela din hai koi aur na tanha raat hoti hai

kahin log tanha kahin ghar akele

shauq barhana-pa chalta tha aur raste pathrile the

aks ki surat dikha kar aap ka sani mujhe

wade yaKH-basta kamron ke andar girte hain

zehn mein daere se banata raha dur hi dur se muskuraata raha

kitab-e-arzu ke gum-shuda kuchh bab rakkhe hain

raat ka har ek manzar ranjishon se bojhal tha