baat ab aai samajh mein ki haqiqat kya thi
ek jazbaat ki shiddat thi mohabbat kya thi

ab ye jaana ki wo din-raat ke shikwe kya the
ab ye malum hua wajh-e-shikayat kya thi

koi ek shokh ishaara hi bahut tha ai dost
itne sanjida tabassum ki zarurat kya thi

mazarat thi wo faqat apni ghalat-bini ki
jis pe nazan the bahut hum wo basirat kya thi

halqa-e-zulf-e-rasa us ke liye kafi tha
tere diwane ko zanjir ki hajat kya thi

ye usi ka hai natija ki tahi-dast rahe
har khilaune pe lapakne ki zarurat kya thi

faras-e-umr hi apna hai bahut sust qadam
warna 'ehsan' pe thodi si masafat kya thi