wasl o fasl ki har manzil mein shamil ek majburi thi
tujh se milte to kya milte khud se bhi mahjuri thi

wasl ke sare lamhe jhute milna qarz-e-judai tha
sath hamare pahlu-ba-pahlu qurb ke bhes mein duri thi

aahon ki tamiren ki thin sabr ke bagh lagae the
shahr-e-wafa mein mehnat-e-jaan ki roz nai mazduri thi

baaten lakhon kuchh bhi kahiye lekin us ke baad ye fikr
jaane kya kahna bhule hain koi baat zaruri thi

qissa chheda mehr o wafa ka awwal-e-shab un aaankhon ne
raat kati aur umr guzari phir bhi baat adhuri thi

baad mein kya anjam hua ye aage padhne wale bataen
us ki kitab-e-dildari ki pahli jild to puri thi