aaseb bas gaya koi aa kar makan mein
ek nam leta rahta hai har waqt kan mein

mujh ko shigaf karna pada aasman mein
koi khala jab hone laga darmiyan mein

diwar mein darar to aani thi ek din
sar kab talak patakhti khamoshi makan mein

wo karb-e-ibtisam na tafhim kar saka
ehsas ki kami thi mere tarjuman mein

kuchh is sabab bhi dard ka ehsas tha ziyan
gard-e-safar hi rah gai hasil thakan mein

kal shab shab-e-firaq ki mahrumiyan na puchh
tamhid-e-hijr bhi rahi shamil azan mein

chikhon se jag utthe kai munjamid bhanwar
koi dua thami si rahi aasman mein

muddat se khud-kalami hai 'tara' bhi kya karen
jale se jaise padne lage hain zaban mein