chehra-e-zindagi nikhar aaya
jab kabhi hum ne jam chhalkaya

sham-e-hijran bhi ek qayamat thi
aap aae to mujh ko yaad aaya

rang phika pada wafaon ka
aaj kuchh is tarah wo sharmaya

yun to be-chainiyan muqaddar thin
teri qurbat ne aur tadpaya

kya qayamat wo kam-nigahi thi
har haqiqat ko jis ne jhuthlaya

kya hui wo dilon ki masumi
husn rutha na ishq pachhtaya

hae kis kis maqam par dil ko
us uchatti nazar ne bhatkaya

khud-shanasi thi justuju teri
tujh ko dhunda to aap ko paya

'naqsh' aankhon mein aa gae aansu
aaj aise mein kaun yaad aaya