maut KHamoshi hai chup rahne se chup lag jaegi

jaane kis dam nikal aae tere ruKHsar ki dhup

dhuen se aasman ka rang maila hota jata hai

hoti hai sham aankh se aansu rawan hue

dukh ke safar pe dil ko rawana to kar diya

are kyun Dar rahe ho jangal se

ek raat chandni mere bistar pe aai thi

main bahut KHush tha kaDi dhup ke sannaTe mein

sang uThana to baDi baat hai ab shahr ke log

maine kaha ki dekh ye main ye hawa ye raat

mohabbat mar gai mushtaq lekin tum na manoge

koi taswir mukammal nahin hone pati

hijr ek waqfa-e-bedar hai do nindon mein

umr bhar dukh sahte sahte aaKHir itna to hua

tamasha-gah-e-jahan mein majal-e-did kise