andheri shab mein charagh-e-rah-e-wafa dena
talluqat ko nazdik se sada dena

jahan khadi hun wahan se palat nahin sakti
abhi na mujh ko mohabbat ka wasta dena

main bebasi ka saliqa nibhaungi kab tak
badhe jo pyas charagh-e-sada bujha dena

bujhe bujhe sabhi manzar hain aashnai ke
mere labon ko koi harf-e-muddaa dena

umid hath se daman agar chhudane lage
to phir mujhe bhi mere shahr ka pata dena

bhatak na jaun kahin gham ki rahguzaron mein
nigah-o-dil ko ujalon ka rasta dena

rafaqaton ko jo tanhaiyan satane lagen
udasiyon ko koi rang-e-ashna dena

agar tumhein bhi koi ikhtiyar mil jae
to phir tadapte dilon ko kahin mila dena

likhe hain ashkon se lamhat-e-zindagi 'usha'
unhen kitab-e-mohabbat mein tum saja dena