kise bataen ki zad-e-safar gaya kab ka
raha hi kya hai gham-e-mo'tabar gaya kab ka

mujhe bhi dekh ki main ek naqsh-e-hairat hun
dikha ke aaina aaina-gar gaya kab ka

talash sahra-ba-sahra jise kiya main ne
wo meri ruh ke andar utar gaya kab ka

dua rahin-e-asar hai ye baat sach hai magar
meri dua se yaqinan asar gaya kab ka

na sang-e-mil na jada na koi manzil-e-shauq
akela main hun mera ham-safar gaya kab ka

koi umid na khwahish na aarzu baqi
ki mere jism ka insan mar gaya kab ka

'habab' ek tanawar darakht tha main bhi
pa tut tut ke aakhir bikhar gaya kab ka