main ne jis waqt tujhe pahle-pahal dekha tha tu jawani ka koi khwab nazar aai thi husn ka naghma-e-jawed hui thi malum ishq ka jazb-e-betab nazar aai thi ai tarab-zar jawani ki pareshan titli tu bhi ek bu-e-giraftar hai malum na tha tere jalwaon mein bahaaren nazar aati thin mujhe tu sitam-khurda-e-idbar hai malum na tha tere nazuk se paron par ye zar-o-sim ka bojh teri parwaz ko aazad na hone dega tu ne rahat ki tamanna mein jo gham pala hai wo teri ruh ko aabaad na hone dega tu ne sarmae ki chhanw mein panapne ke liye apne dil apni mohabbat ka lahu becha hai din ki tazin-e-fasurda ka asasa le kar shokh raaton ki masarrat ka lahu becha hai zakhm-khurda hain takhayyul ki udanen teri tere giton mein teri ruh ke gham palte hain surmagin aaankhon mein yun hasraten lau deti hain jaise viran mazaron pe diye julte hain is se kya faeda rangin libaadon ke tale ruh jalti rahe ghulti rahe pazhmurda rahe hont hanste hon dikhawe ke tabassum ke liye dil gham-e-zist se bojhal rahe aazurda rahe dil ki taskin bhi hai aasaish-e-hasti ki dalil zindagi sirf zar-o-sim ka paimana nahin zist ehsas bhi hai shauq bhi hai dard bhi hai sirf anfas ki tartib ka afsana nahin umar bhar rengte rahne se kahin behtar hai ek lamha jo teri ruh mein wusat bhar de ek lamha jo tere git ko shokhi de de ek lamha jo teri lai mein masarrat bhar de