thi ajab hi dastan jab tamam ho gai
ek misal ban gai ek payam ho gai

raat jab jawan hui jab diyon ke sar uthe
tab hawa bhi aur kuchh tez-gam ho gai

ek bas nazar padi us ke baad yun hua
main ne jo ghazal likhi tere nam ho gai

mit rahi thi tishnagi badh rahi thi dosti
phir ana ki tegh kyun be-niyam ho gai

falsafe ko chhodiye kya kahenge sochiye
zindagi jo aap se ham-kalam ho gai

tanz to bahut hue par ajib baat hai
rah jo hamari thi rah-e-am ho gai

kaisi umda qaum thi kya hi zinda qaum thi
aakhir us ko kya hua kyun ghulam ho gai

jam-e-ishq pi chuke zindagi bhi ji chuke
ab 'hilal' ghar chalo ab to sham ho gai