agarche main ek chaTan sa aadmi raha hun

main dil pe jabr karunga tujhe bhula dunga

wo dilawar jo siyah shab ke shikari nikle

zaban rakhta hun lekin chup khaDa hun

tere badan se jo chhu kar idhar bhi aata hai

jab hijr ke shahr mein dhup utri main jag paDa to KHwab hua

azab-e-did mein aankhen lahu lahu kar ke

jab se usne shahr ko chhoDa har rasta sunsan hua

phir wahi main hun wahi shahr-badar sannaTa

sanson ke is hunar ko na aasan KHayal kar

har ek shab yunhi dekhengi su-e-dar aankhen

ab ke barish mein to ye kar-e-ziyan hona hi tha

hum jo pahunche sar-e-maqtal to ye manzar dekha

zikr-e-shab-e-firaq se wahshat use bhi thi

ghazlon ki dhanak oDh mere shoala-badan tu