kuchh is ada se koi dam-ba-dam lubhae mujhe

gham-o-surur zamane pe kargar kya hai

kahin bhi maqam-e-sada-e-lab nahin aa saka

baDa ajib saman aaj raat KHwab mein tha

aks ne mere rulaya hai mujhe

girte hue badan ka nagar chhoD jaunga

go nazar aksar wo husn-e-la-zawal aa jaega

abru-e-abr se karta hai ishaara mujhko

phir wo gum-gashta hawale mujhe wapas kar de

ye jo nang the ye jo nam the mujhe kha gae

din guzarte rahe sanson mein thakan aati rahi

koi sawal na koi jawab dil mein hai

dekhta hun phul aur kanTe ba-har-su aaj bhi

wo mujhe KHak se bahar nahin jaane dete

yun to wo shakl kho gai gardish-e-mah-o-sal mein