jis ki har baat mein qahqaha jazb tha main na tha dosto
wo jo hansta hansata tha is shahr mein ho liya dosto

ek ek kar ke ahl-e-ilm chal diye shahr viran hai
ek le-de ke main bach raha hun so mujh mein hai kya dosto

ek do phul the sukh ke tahni pe so wo bhi murjha gae
warna is ped pe har samay har taraf rang tha dosto

ba-wafa mehrban sab ke sab shahr se ho chuke the bida
jab yahan aae the hum wafa mehr ka kal tha dosto

ek lamhe wo mujh pas chup-chap sa baith kar uth gaya
dil se uthta raha muddaton muddaton shor sa dosto

hum hawas ki tarah ishq karte rahe ruh bhi jism bhi
apni bedariyon ka sila khwab hi khwab tha dosto

ye na milna bhi ek aur ehsan hai bewafai nahin
haal dekha na jata tha ahbab se 'ashk' ka dosto