zara sa imkan kis qadar tha

ek gul-e-tar bhi sharar se nikla

aaj ek lahr bhi pani mein na thi

koi bhuli hui shai taq-e-har-manzar pe rakkhi thi

sad-saughat sakun firdaus september aa

hum hain manzar siyah aasmanon ka hai

libas us ka alamat ki tarah tha

ghaeb har manzar mera

sada-e-dil ibaadat ki tarah thi

dilon mein KHak si uDti hai kya na jaane kya

ab aar-par dhyan ki mashal kahan hai zeb

aasman ka sard sannaTa pighalta jaega

na harifana mere samne aa main kya hun

bahut kuchh muntazir ek baat ka tha

chali Dagar par kabhi na chalne wala main