paiman wafa ke bandh ke jaane kidhar gaya
sahra-e-hijr mere liye ban bhanwar gaya

meri nigah-e-sharmagin jhukti chali gai
us ka bhi shauq-e-mehr-o-wafa pur-asar gaya

ek shokh si nigah jo rukh pe jami rahi
aariz pe ek hasin sa ghaza utar gaya

us ki kitab-e-shauq ka sada waraq thi main
mera bhi ishq dekh ke us ko sanwar gaya

manzil ki chahaton mein qadam raqs mein rahe
be-kar umr-e-raegan ka ye safar gaya

chhaya tha mehrban sa baadal jo dhup mein
mauj-e-saba jidhar gai wo bhi udhar gaya

kuchh sham se lipat ke 'shafaq' yun juda hui
lagta tha ab ke hath se dil ka nagar gaya