mahfilen khwab huin rah gae tanha chehre waqt ne chhin liye kitne shanasa chehre sari duniya ke liye ek tamasha chehre dil to parde mein rahe ho gae ruswa chehre tum wo bedard ki mud kar bhi na dekha un ko warna karte rahe kya kya na taqaza chehre kitne hathon ne tarashe ye hasin taj-mahal jhankte hain dar-o-diwar se kya kya chehre soe patton ki tarah jagti kaliyon ki tarah khak mein gum to kabhi khak se paida chehre khud hi virani-e-dil khud hi charagh-e-mahfil kabhi mahrum-e-tamanna kabhi shaida chehre khak udti bhi rahi abr barasta bhi raha hum ne dekhe kabhi sahra kabhi dariya-chehre yahi imroz bhi hangama-e-farda bhi yahi pesh karte rahe har daur ka naqsha chehre dip jalte hi rahe taq pe armanon ke kitni sadiyon se hai har ghar ka ujala chehre khatm ho jaen jinhen dekh ke bimari-e-dil dhundh kar laen kahan se wo masiha chehre dastan khatm na hogi kabhi chehron ki 'jamil' husn-e-yusuf to kabhi ishq-e-zulekha chehre