aasman par ek sitara sham se betab hai
meri aankhon mein tumhaara gham nahin hai khwab hai

raat dariya aaine mein is tarah aaya ki main
ye samajh kar so gaya dariya nahin ek khwab hai

kaamani surat mein bhi ek aarzu hai mahw-e-khwab
sanwli rangat mein bhi ek wasl ka kam-khwab hai

meri khatir kuchh sunahri sanwli mitti bhi thi
warna us ka jism sara raushni ka khwab hai

aasman ek bistar-e-sanjab lagta hai mujhe
aur ye qaus-e-quzah jaise koi mehrab hai

kis ke istiqbaal ko utthe the diwanon ke hath
kis ke matam ko yahan ye majma-e-ahbab hai

ya allahabad mein rahiye jahan sangam bhi ho
ya banaras mein jahan har ghat par sailab hai

is nahang-e-tishna se zor-azma ho kar 'jamil'
bhul mat jaana ki aage bhi wahi girdab hai