aaj aaina jo dekha kitni hairani hui
ajnabi aai nazar ek shakl pahchani hui

jab ye jaana waqt-e-mushkil koi bhi sathi nahin
dil ko rahat si mili mahsus aasani hui

hum samajhte the ki be-ghar be-sahaara hain magar
aasman ne ek chadar hum pe thi tani hui

aansuon pe hansne walo kya tumhein malum hai
aag jo dil mein thi aa kar aankh mein pani hui

sath le kar khushiyan apne zindagi phir aa gai
hum ne apne dil mein thi kuchh aur hi thani hui

hum bhi us lamhe se khaif the bahut khaif ai dost
hum se mil kar tum ko bhi yaksar pareshani hui

raste ki mushkilen 'tasir' kya pur-lutf thin
han magar manzil par aa kar kuchh pareshani hui