chand lamhon ke liye ek mulaqat rahi
phir na wo tu na wo main aur na wo raat rahi

kurra-e-arz ne dekha hi na tha wo khurshid
jis ki gardish mein shab o roz meri zat rahi

ab to har shakhs ujalon mein khada hai uryan
kaun si shakl pas-e-parda-e-zulmat rahi

sard-mehri mere lahje mein bhi hogi lekin
tujh mein khud bhi to na pahli si koi baat rahi

haal-e-dil us ko suna kar hai bahut khush 'kausar'
lekin ab soch zara kya teri auqat rahi