ajib rut hai ye hijr-o-visal se aage
kamal hone laga hai kamal se aage

wo ek lamha jo titli sa apne beach mein hai
use main le ke chali mah-o-sal se aage

koi jawaz ho hamdam ab is rifaqat ka
talash kar mujhe mere jamal se aage

jawab-e-khwab bhala khwab ke siwa kya hai
magar wo nikla nahin hai sawal se aage

pighal raha hai mera din siyah raaton mein
kahani ghum rahi hai zawal se aage

ruke hue hain kinare pe wo talatum hai
ye shahr-e-ishq hai aur hai majal se aage

masham-e-jaan mein koi dip sa jalae hue
nikal chali hun main ranj-o-malal se aage