yaad aate ho kis saliqe se
jaise barish ho waqfe waqfe se

yaad koi rahi ho wabasta
jaise har rut ke khas lamhe se

jaise ye bhi ho husn ka andaz
baat karna magar taqaze se

mausam-e-gul ko koi batla do
dil bhi khilta hai phul khilne se

raat ka apna husn hota hai
raat ko dekh din ke shishe se

mere sine mein rakh gaya har dard
mera hamdard kis qarine se

ek shahadat hai rah mein marna
maut hai laut jaana raste se

lutf unchi udan mein kya hai
puchh lena kisi parinde se

har mukhalif hai wajib-ul-qatl aaj
tere islam ke hawale se

kar-farma hai kya pas-e-alfaz
kitna wazeh hai tere lahje se

kaun si baat ho gai aisi
yar uthne lage hain chupke se

dekh raftar-e-zindagi 'ruhi'
ruk gai gadi ek jhatke se