apni be-chehragi mein patthar tha
aaina bakht mein samundar tha

sarguzisht-e-hawa mein likha hai
aasman ret ka samundar tha

kis ki tasnif hai kitab-e-dil
kaun talif par muqarrar tha

kuchh to wazeh na tha teri surat
aur kuchh aaina mukaddar tha

wo nazar khizr-e-rah maqtal thi
us se aage mera muqaddar tha

raat aaghosh-e-dida-e-tar mein
aks-e-aghosh-e-dida-e-tar tha

ye qadam is gali ke lagte hain
jis gali mein kabhi mera ghar tha