chand ki apni kahani raat ka qissa alag
dastan-e-ishq mein hai tajraba sab ka alag

ajnabi hum aaj se hain par safar to hai wahi
sirf kah dene se hota hai kahin rasta alag

ek lamha bas wahi hai aur baqi kuchh nahin
zindagi sari alag aur wasl ka lamha alag

raushni dipak ki suraj chand ki apni jagah
nur se raushan tere mathe ka ye tika alag

ishq ke bimar par sari dawaen be-asar
chaara-gar us ki dawa ka hai zara nuskha alag

chalte chalte aap ne dekha tha hum ko bas yun hi
shahr mein us din se apna ho gaya rutba alag