ek ashk sar-e-shokhi-e-rukhsar mein gum hai
aaina bhi us husn ke asrar mein gum hai

koi to zamin zar ka pujari hai mere dost
aur koi yahan apne hi ghar-bar mein gum hai

apnon ke rawayyon ne jise tod diya tha
wo shakhs kisi mahfil-e-aghyar mein gum hai

paya to sikha dega mujhe shoala-bayani
wo harf jo us sina-e-kohsar mein gham hai

kahta hai tere sar ki safedi mein chhupa dukh
ek shahr-e-butan waqt ki diwar mein gum hai

kuchh dard numayan hai kahani mein 'amin' aur
kuchh dard abhi dast-e-qalam-kar mein gum hai