bas tishnagi thi gahre samundar mein kuchh na tha
us ke siwa hamare muqaddar mein kuchh na tha

kuchh ishq ki nazar ne tera kaam kar diya
warna kamal husn ke paikar mein kuchh na tha

sab kuchh luta diya tha teri rah mein faqat
iman ke alawa mere ghar mein kuchh na tha

raste ki thokaron se wo manzil ko pa gaya
kaise kahun ki rah ke patthar mein kuchh na tha

dard-o-alam mila na khushi hi hui nasib
shayad meri wafa ke muqaddar mein kuchh na tha

roya tamam umr wo shabnam ke sath sath
phir kyon kahun ki dard-e-gul-e-tar mein kuchh na tha

sunte the bhai bhai ka dushman hai par 'qamar'
dekha to aisa shahr-e-sitamgar mein kuchh na tha