wusat-e-daman-e-sahra dekhun

hone ko yun to shahr mein apna makan tha

phir kisi KHwab ke parde se pukara jaun

ganThi hai usne dosti ek pesh-imam se

jita hai sirf tere liye kaun mar ke dekh

satwin pisli mein pili chandni

aamin

chand ke peT mein hamal machhli

gol kamre ko sajata hun

alif lafz o maani se mubarra

hammam ke aaine mein shab Dub rahi thi

hum ko gali ke liye bhi lab hila sakte nahin

koi KHud-kushi ki taraf chal diya

taswir mein jo qaid tha wo shaKHs raat ko

dariya ki wusaton se use napte nahin