teri mahfil mein sitare koi jugnu laya
muskuraati aankhon ko doston ki nam karna
lafz be-jaan hain mere ruh-e-maani mujhe de
raushni wale to duniya dekhen
zindan mein bhi wahi lab-o-ruKHsar dekhte
ruh mein ghor andhere ko utarne na diya
na aankhen surKH rakhte hain na chehre zard rakhte hain
guzishta ahl-e-safar ko jahan sukun mila
aankhon mein tez dhup ke neze gaDe rahe
kahin jangal kahin darbar se ja milta hai
zarra insan kabhi dasht-nagar lagta hai
sarma tha magar phir bhi wo din kitne baDe the
mujhe kaif-e-hijr aziz hai tu zar-e-visal sameT le
kisi marqad ka hi zewar ho jaen
dil mein to bahut kuchh hai zaban tak nahin aata
