be-sabab ishq kab udas raha
wo tumhaara ada-shanas raha

zindagi-bhar khudi ka pas raha
ishq kab mahw-e-iltimas raha

har fasana jo kah chuki duniya
mere gham ka hi iqtibas raha

jama-zebi ba-qadr-e-zauq rahi
ishq har shakhs ka libas raha

tum se jab qurbaten mayassar thin
dil to us waqt bhi udas raha

gham ka paimana khud bata dega
kaun kitna tumhaare pas raha

un ko mujh se hazar duri thi
main to 'ehsas' un ke pas raha