dil ai dil ye tarz nahin kuchh ishq ke ohde-daron ki
sunte ho majburon ki aur kahte ho mukhtaron ki

phir maujon se chikh si utthi mujh ko to ye dhoka hai
gai raat bhi patwaron se khub nibhi manjdhaaron ki

yaad dila di hai suraj ke aas-pas ek badli ne
kali qamison ke sae mein dhup saped ghararon ki

pipal ke patton ke sae kab tak tumhein sarahenge
ek na ek din qismat jag uthegi rah-guzaron ki

ai gul-e-daman-e-rashk-e-gulistan hum se hamara haal na puchh
sehn-e-chaman ke viranon mein surat dekh bahaaron ki

ek bujhti lakdi se ek shoala lahraya hai jis waqt
khana-ba-doshon ke kheme mein baat chhidi matiyaron ki

tere hijr mein jam na khanken patta na khadke aah na ho
kis dariya mein dub maren aawazen chauki-daron ki

us be-rukh ne bedardi se raaton raaton rulwaya
dard ka had se badh jaana thahri jo dawa bimaron ki

aao ek do pal susta len mazi ki diwar tale
sej bhi hai nauras kaliyon ki barkha bhi angaron ki

aise kahan nasib hamare bayan ang phadak utthe
kaun khabar hai dukhiya jag mein hum papi dukhiyaron ki

hum ko kisi se gila nahin hai jaan gae pahchan gae
viran dilon ke virane hain duniya duniya-daron ki

ek zamana guzra hum bhi tere shahr ke basi the
aaj bhi aankhon mein phirti hai surat tere dayaron ki

go qadmon se juda hue wo rah-guzaren der hui
lekin dil par jam si gai hai dhul in rah-guzaron ki

khair un dinon to chaak-garebanon ki izzat hoti thi
aaj to khair se tere shahr mein izzat hai dastaron ki

'ashk' mere ashaar ke aatish-paron se dhire dhire
basti basti phail rahi hai aanch in ke rukhsaron ki