chupke se dimagh mein dar aae

ye lamhat-e-nau mera kya le gae

mera dil ek sulagta sa kuan kyun

qalam uThaun musalsal rawan-dawan likh dun

zaban pe aah na sine pe dagh laya main

zamana husn nazakat bala jafa shoKHi

jab fikron par baadal se manDlate honge

azal se ta-ba-abad ek hi kahani hai

KHirad DhunDhti rah gai wajah-e-gham

suragh-e-mehr-o-mohabbat ka DhunDiyo na kahin

main kaun yaqin-e-bad-gumani hun main

le Dubegi KHamoshi koi dam hans-bol

sadiyon main hawas-KHana-e-hasti mein raha

fani na kaho hota hai kam is ka waqar

har lahza idhar aur udhar dekh liya