kabhi kabhi chhalak uThta hai aab o rang un ka

wo mujhe pyar se dekhe bhi to phir kya hoga

ye samajh ke mana hai sach tumhaari baaton ko

yar hote to mujhe munh pe bura kah dete

jab chal paDe to barq ki raftar se chale

jab uski zulf mein pahla safed baal aaya

karo be-nur mahfil-e-imroz

bharpur nahin hain kisi chehre ke KHad-o-Khaal

sitare is qadar dekhe ki aankhen bujh gain apni

umr jitni bhi kaTi uske bharose pe kaTi

pas rah kar bhi na pahchan saka tu mujhko

taKHta-e-dar pe chahe jise laTka dije

sham hone ko hai jalne ko hai sham-e-mahfil

wo kaun hai use suraj kahun ki rang kahun

din nikalte hi wo KHwabon ke jazire kya hue