chehre pe huzn-o-ranj-o-alam ke nishan na the
hum ro rahe the aankh se aansu rawan na the

har baat pe hum aap ki khamosh hi rahe
pas-e-adab tha warna to hum be-zaban na the

pahle bhi kuchh huin thin ghalat-fahmiyan magar
is tarah log hum se kabhi bad-guman na the

baaton se hum to duniya ko dhoka na de sake
sidhi si baat kahte the jadu bayan na the

yak-bargi ye lutf-o-karam ho raha hai kyon
is tarah aap hum pe kabhi mehrban na the

mushkil se hum ne manzil-e-maqsud pai hai
baithe hamari tak mein dushman kahan na the