muddat ke baad munh se lagi hai jo chhut kar
to ye bhi mai pe girti hai kya tut tut kar

mehndi tha mera khun ki hota jo raegan
ek shab ke baad hath se qatil ke chhut kar

pahla hi din tha hum ko kiye tark-e-mai-kashi
kya kya pada hai raat ko meinh tut tut kar

sabr o qarar le ke diya dagh-e-arzu
aabaad tum ne dil ko kiya mujh ko lut kar

hairat hai mere akhtar-e-bakht-e-siyah ko
kyun kar gahan se chand nikalta hai chhut kar

allah-re aansuon ka khatakna firaq mein
aankhon mein bhar gaya koi almas kut kar

tapke nahin qalam ke faqat ashk nama par
wo kuchh likha ki roi siyahi bhi phut kar

kar band-o-bast abhi se na gulshan mein baghban
wo din to ho ki murgh-e-qafas aaen chhut kar

sad-haif sar-guzisht jo apni kahi 'jalal'
tu is ko dastan samajh sach ko jhut kar