ajab nuqush hain chehra to aisa tha hi nahin
ye mera aks nahin hai ki aaina hi nahin

likhun wo baat ki shiddat se ho tujhe mahsus
mere qalam mein shab-e-hijr ki siyahi nahin

phira raha hai zamane se raston ka tilism
gharib-e-shahr abhi mo'atabar hua hi nahin

khurach le zehn se sare tassuraat ki ab
teri bahaar ka mausam to aaega hi nahin

hazar qurb ki khushbu ne baat ki 'ashhar'
wo kya safar tha musafir to kuchh khula hi nahin