judai bhi qarabat ki tarah thi
tai mujhse zindagi ka kahan fasla hua
shaKH se phul ko phir juda kar diya
aankh ki rah se bujhte hue lamhe utre
talKHiyan rah jaengi lafz-e-wafa rah jaega
main ghar se zehn mein kuchh sochta nikal aaya
sukhe hue daraKHt ke patton ko dekhna
pahle nazr lab-o-ruKHsar karegi duniya
zulmat hi pahle thi jo hawale mein rah gai
zindagi ghamgin hoti ja rahi hai
rut hai aisi ki dar-o-baam na sae honge
