hawa ke dosh pe raqs-e-sahab jaisa tha
tera wajud haqiqat mein khwab jaisa tha

dam-e-widaa samundar bichha raha tha koi
tamam-shahr hi chashm-e-pur-ab jaisa tha

meri nigah mein rangon ki dhup chhanw si thi
hujum-e-gul mein wo kya tha gulab jaisa tha

hamari pyas ne wo bhi nazara dekh liya
rawan-dawan koi dariya sarab jaisa tha

jhuki nigah wo kam kam sukhan dam-e-iqrar
wo harf harf tera intikhab jaisa tha

mujhe to sair-e-jahan sair-e-bazgasht hui
tera jahan dil-e-khana-kharab jaisa tha

shikasta khwabon ke tukdon ko jodte the hum
wo din ajib tha roz-e-hisab jaisa tha

hamein baratne mein kuchh ehtiyat lazim thi
dilon ka haal shikasta kitab jaisa tha

main 'shaz' kya kahun kya raushni thi rahon mein
wo aaftab na tha aaftab jaisa tha