kuchh kahe jata tha gharq apne hi afsane mein tha

kis buri saat se KHat le kar gaya

lutf kya hai be-KHudi ka jab maza jata raha

tamannaon mein uljhaya gaya hun

kaba o dair mein jalwa nahin yaksan un ka

hazaron aarzuen sath hain is par akeli hai

kahan ye tab ki chakh chakh ke ya gira ke piyun

kisi ko kya KHabar ai subh waqt-e-sham kya hoga

jahan hai maktab-e-hasti sabaq hai chup rahna

nalon ki kashakash sah na saka KHud tar-e-nafas bhi TuT gaya

jise pala tha ek muddat tak aaghosh-e-tamanna mein

mere danton ki umr ai aarzu mujhse bhi chhoTi thi