kuchh bas na chala jazba-e-khud-kaam ke aage
jhukna hi pada us but-e-badnam ke aage

ek aur bhi hasrat hai pas-e-hasrat-e-didar
ek aur bhi aaghaz hai anjam ke aage

aa aur idhar koi tajalli ki kiran phenk
baithe hain gada tere dar-o-baam ke aage

ye ishq hai bazicha-e-atfal nahin hai
kuchh aur bhi hai kucha-e-asnam ke aage

yun un ki jafaon se mili hum ko basirat
hum jhuk na sake gardish-e-ayyam ke aage

din dhalne laga dil-zadagan dil ki khabar lo
ek silsila-e-hijr bhi hai sham ke aage

ab kuchh bhi nahin hasil-e-tadbir-e-mohabbat
ab kuchh bhi nahin nama-o-paigham ke aage

ek sehr sa tari tha 'zahir' ahl-e-khirad par
the mohr-ba-lab husn-e-dil-aram ke aage