dil ne kis manzil-e-be-nam mein chhoda tha mujhe
raat bhar khud mere sae ne bhi dhunda tha mujhe

mujh ko hasrat ki haqiqat mein na dekha us ko
us ko naraazgi kyun khwab mein dekha tha mujhe

ajnabi ban ke sar-e-rah mila tha jo abhi
ye wahi shakhs hai jis ne kabhi chaha tha mujhe

jab bhi tanhai mile aaina hai ya main hun
us ne kis aan se kis aan mein dekha tha mujhe

jin se bhaga tha wahi suraten phir samne hain
kaun si qabr mein duniya ne utara tha mujhe

wo faqat mere liye paida hue hain 'shohrat'
kaun sa lamha tha jab wahm ye guzra tha mujhe