dil mein baitha tha ek dar shayad
aaj bhi hai wo ham-safar shayad

hath patthar se ho gae khali
ped par hai nahin samar shayad

dhundhta tha wajud apna wo
tha idhar ab gaya udhar shayad

surkhiyan ug rahi hain daman par
ho gaya hath khun se tar shayad

phul ulfat ke khil rahe hon jahan
hoga aisa bhi ek nagar shayad

bekali badh gai hai dariya ki
kah gaya jhuk ke kuchh shajar shayad

dard ka ho gaya hai maskan wo
log kahte hain jis ko ghar shayad

mil ke un se khushi hui mujh ko
wo bhi honge to khush magar shayad

rote rote hansi meri khwahish
mil gai ek nai khabar shayad

din ka katna muhaal hai to sahi
raat ho jaegi basar shayad

aag pani mein jo lagata hai
wo bhi hoga koi bashar shayad

sehn-e-dil se khushi nahin guzri
rasta tha wo pur-khatar shayad

dhup ke ghar ghata gai 'jafar'
khushk karne ko baal-o-par shayad