na ham-nawa mere zauq-e-KHiram ka nikla

hai bhare daraKHton ke bawajud ban tanha

wo raushni hai ki aankhon ko kuchh sujhai na de

ek guzarish hai bas itna kijiye

harf-e-dil na-rasa hai tere shahr mein

tujhe bhi jaanchte apna bhi imtihan karte

ye khel bhul-bhulayyan mein humne khela bhi

mausam ke badalne ka kuchh andaza bhi hota

pas-ghubar-e-hawas raat Dhalti rahti hai

mera fan meri ghazal tera ishaara to nahin

dilon ke rang ajab rabta hai kitni der

hath uThte hi kaTa chaliye yahan se chaliye

kis samt ja raha hai zamana kaha na jae

ab bhi parde hain wahi parda-dari to dekho

uski aankhon mein tamanna-e-sahar rakh dena