ghar se bahar thi na ghar baiThi rahi

us ka chehra bhi sunata hai kahani uski

main apni zat na apne makan mein rahti hun

phal phenk ke hamsae ke ghar tang karega

main jab bhi yaad ki shaMein jala ke rakhti hun

kabhi suraj hai kabhi zohra-jamalon jaisa

ungliyan pher raha tha wo KHayalon mein kahin

fursat nahin hai mujhko mohabbat ke khel se

aankhon mein kisi yaad ka ras ghol rahi hun

kab kaha tha ki wo tohfa mujhe wapas kar de

sar-e-bazm-e-talab raqs-e-sharar hone se Darti hun

main is dil se nikal kar baam-o-dar taqsim karti hun

mujhe wo kaifiyat apni batane kyun nahin aaya

lafzon mein un ka naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa dikhai de

aziyyaton se nikalne ka mashwara deti