bana leta main tujh ko ham-safar kuchh sal pahle tak
magar is baat se lagta tha dar kuchh sal pahle tak

mujhe fikr-e-maishat thi tujhe khauf-e-judai tha
alag the zawiya-ha-e-nazar kuchh sal pahle tak

main nadan tha use apne tasarruf mein nahin laya
bahut nazdik thi shakh-e-samar kuchh sal pahle tak

teri darwesh-ankhon ka iradat-mand ban jata
tu mujh ko mil gai hoti agar kuchh sal pahle tak

inhen chun chun ke tere ishq ka indhan bana deta
ye mah-o-sal sale the kidhar kuchh sal pahle tak

tere galon ke dimple mein nigahen dub jati thin
lahu mein raqs karte the bhanwar kuchh sal pahle tak

mujhe 'yawar-azim' ab tak wo aankhen yaad aati hain
main un palkon ke tha zer-e-asar kuchh sal pahle tak