ab tutne hi wala hai tanhai ka hisar
ek shakhs chikhta hai samundar ke aar-par

aankhon se rah nikli hai tahtush-shuur tak
rag rag mein rengta hai sulagta hua khumar

girte rahe nujum andhere ki zulf se
shab bhar rahin khamoshiyan sayon se ham-kanar

diwar-o-dar pe khushbu ke haale bikhar gae
tanhai ke farishton ne chumi qaba-e-yar

kab tak pade rahoge hawaon ke hath mein
kab tak chalega khokhle shabdon ka karobar