wo bas rassa-kashi thi
mohabbat thak chuki thi

do kashti mein nadi thi
zamin viran si thi

achanak kya ghata tha
mujhe hairangi thi

nazar bhar us ne dekha
main samjha parkhi thi

kiya sone ko mitti
ghazab kuza-gari thi

bachata kaun hum ko
jabin par shal likhi thi

hamein jis ne duboya
hamari sadgi thi

masafat khatm thi par
thakan zinda khadi thi

hawa zahrili thi par
badan mein chal rahi thi

jise samjhe the jina
faqat wo khud-kushi thi

main bas tha nim-bismil
mohabbat mar chuki thi