de uthi lau jo tere sath guzari hui sham
hujra-e-jaan ki har ek chiz pe tari hui sham

umr bhar dhup lapete rahe apne tan par
hum se pahni na gai us ki utari hui sham

pahle to mujh se meri zat ka matlab puchha
aur phir apne hi ehsas se aari hui sham

ai junun puchh isi lamha-e-maujud se puchh
lams ye kis ka uthaya hai ki bhaari hui sham

do hi kirdar numayan hain kahani mein meri
be-karan dasht hua main to shikari hui sham

is taraf dasht-e-badan mein koi suraj duba
us taraf sina-e-aflak se jari hui sham

main nasen kat ke suraj mein utar hi jata
par khayal aaya tera hijr ki mari hui sham

kya faqat hum se sawalat kiye jaenge
kya faqat hum se mukhatib hai ye haari hui sham

hum ne har shai mein utarte hue dekha khud ko
yaad aai jo tere qurb pe wari hui sham