dohra raha hun baat purani kahi hui
taswir tere ghar mein thi meri lagi hui

in bad-nasib aankhon ne dekhi hai bar bar
diwar mein gharib ki khwahish chuni hui

taza ghazal zaruri hai mahfil ke waste
sunta nahin hai koi dobara suni hui

muddat se koi dusra rahta hai hum nahin
darwaze par hamari hai takhti lagi hui

jab tak hai dor hath mein tab tak ka khel hai
dekhi to hongi tum ne patangen kati hui

jis ki judai ne mujhe shair bana diya
padhta hun main ghazal bhi usi ki likhi hui

lagta hai jaise ghar mein nahin hun main qaid hun
milti hain rotiyan bhi jahan par gini hui

sanson ke aane jaane pe chalta hai karobar
chhuta nahin hai koi bhi handi jali hui

ye zakhm ka nishan hai jaega der se
chhutti nahin hai jaldi se mehndi lagi hui