sham ke sath jala ek diya aahista
bujh na jae kahin ai baad-e-saba aahista

yaad-e-ayyam ki talkhi bhi mili hai us mein
jam honton se lagao to zara aahista

zakhm hi zakhm hai sar-ta-ba-qadam jism mera
phut jaun na kahin dast-e-hawa aahista

baad muddat ke abhi aankh lagi hai gham ki
koi nauha koi naghma ki sada aahista

tut jaen na kahin zakhm-e-jigar ke tanke
ai masiha zara takmil-e-wafa aahista

maslahat-kesh kharabe mein shuur-e-hasti
jurm aahista abhi harf-e-jafa aahista

khwab ki wadi-e-gulnar se jagi 'husna'
koi deta hai mujhe jaise sada aahista