baiThna sahil pe dariya ki rawani dekhna

dil ko ab hijr ke lamhat mein Dar lagta hai

ek patthar rakh liya hai sina-e-sad-chaak par

koi aa kar nahin jata dilon ke aashiyanon se

jahan se aa gae hain us jahan ki yaad aati hai

aise khulte hain falak par ye sitare shab ke

dil ki tarah hi ab meri duniya KHarab hai

sitam mein tab kam ho to pashemani mein rahti hain

ab aur dam na ghuTe raushni ka kamre mein

ek patjhaD sa hai laga mujh mein

aisi bhi kya uDi hai KHabar dekh kar mujhe

mere suKHan mein tabhi falsafa ziyaada hai

tamam muddat mera ye shikwa raha kiran se

hamare sar pe tab koi jahan hota nahin tha

waqt ko KHushnuma banate hain