ek adhuri si kahani main sunata kaise
yaad aata bhi nahin khwab wo bikhra kaise

kitne sayon se bhari hai ye haweli dil ki
aisi bhagdad mein koi shakhs thaharta kaise

phul zakhmon ke yahan aur bhi chun lun lekin
apna daman main karun aur kushada kaise

dukh ke sailab mein duba tha wo khud hi itna
meri aankho tumhein deta wo dilasa kaise

kanch ke zar se bas dekhta rahta tha tumhein
band shishon se main aawaz lagata kaise

is ka phan main ne bahut der talak kuchla tha
rah gaya sanp tere dard ka zinda kaise

ab to aankhon mein siyahi si bhari rahti hai
aise aalam mein koi khwab ho ujla kaise

dagh hi dagh ubhar aae mere chehre par
rang mera ai musawwir hua bhadda kaise

khushk mitti mein pada tha mere dil ka paudha
is ki shakhon pe koi phul bhi aata kaise