ek din raat ke girye ka latifa hona

ek din raat ke girye ka latifa hona
ya'ni jadu hai koi hijr purana hona
aaj bas nafs ki sun aaj to insan hi rah
yar chubhta hai tera roz farishta hona


chaar chhe roz to lagne hain magar chand mere
mujh se ab aur nahin hoga tumhaara hona
khud se milne ki mujhe pahli dafa fursat thi
mujh pe ehsan raha mera akela hona


khud-kushi zat pe lazim si hui jati hai
par kisi shakhs ke hone ka dilasa hona
ek do waqfe ubasi ke zarur aate hain
ghair mumkin hai koi nasr-e-murassa’ hona


main ne chaha tha madine mein tere hath mein hath
ya'ni aqsam-e-mohabbat ka ikattha hona