dil se puchho kya hua tha aur kyun khamosh tha
aankh mahw-e-did thi itna mujhe bas hosh tha

wo bhi kya tasir thi jis ne hilae sab ke dil
kya bataun wo mera hi nala-e-pur-josh tha

mahfil-e-saqi mein tha kuchh aur hi maston ka rang
koi saghar dhundhta tha aur koi behosh tha

kya ajab hai jaeza le mai-paraston ka koi
yaad rakhna saqiya mujh sa bhi ek mai-nosh tha

kya samajh sakta tha koi tere diwane ki chup
jab kisi ne us se kuchh puchha to bas khamosh tha

be-khudi se nashsha-e-jam-e-khudi utra to phir
ek hi saghar mila aisa ki main madhosh tha

ek hamin ko saqiya puchha na tu ne daur main
warna mai-khane mein tere shor nosha-nosh tha

kis qadar tha ishtiyaq-e-manzil-e-maqsud use
marne wale ka janaza aaj dosha-dosh tha

zindagi-bhar ke gunahon se ye thi sharam ai ajal
tarik-e-hasti yahan se jab chala ru-posh tha

ghunche kyun khamosh aae gulshan-e-hasti mein 'shauq'
mausam-e-gul se magar khauf-e-khizan ham-dosh tha