aankhen khuli thin sab ki koi dekhta na tha
apne siwa kisi ka koi aashna na tha

yun kho gaya tha husn hujum-e-nigah mein
ahl-e-nazar ko apni nazar ka pata na tha

dhundla gae the naqsh-e-mohabbat kuchh is tarah
pahchanti thi aankh to dil manta na tha

tum pas the tumhein to hui hogi kuchh khabar
itna to apna shisha-e-dil be-sada na tha

kuchh log the jinhen ye saadat hui nasib
warna yahan kise sar-e-mehr-o-wafa na tha

har samt ho raha tha andheron ka azhdaham
shab kat chuki thi aur sawera hua na tha

kya kya fraghaten thin 'tabassum' hamein ki jab
dil par kisi ki yaad ka saya pada na tha