jo nahin mumkin kabhi mumkin wo hona chahiye
wo nahin mera mujhe to us ka hona chahiye

aur to kuchh bhi nahin lekin sukun-e-qalb ko
man ke pahlu ki tarah ka ek bichhauna chahiye

mera yusuf ghaib mein hai aur main roti nahin
hijr ka mujh se taqaza hai ki rona chahiye

is mohabbat ka asal is ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin
umr aisi hai ki tum ko ek khilauna chahiye

din sunahra hai to apne aap se mil lo zarur
sham-ta-shab to faqat takiya bhigona chahiye

aaj fursat hai to 'zehra' faisla ab khud karo
chain khoya nind khoi ab kya khona chahiye