ek diye ki lau kaf-e-sad-aina chamka gai
raushni ki ek kiran mahtab ko sharma gai

hath malta din kisi ummid par muntaj hua
khastagi badhti hui diwar-e-shab tak aa gai

ashk-shoi ke liye teri himayat chahiye
dekh teri ham-subui mein ye naubat aa gai

uzr-khwahana nigahen harf chunti rah gain
baz-pursan khamushi apni kahi manwa gai

kab talak ye aalam-e-dil-bastagi dil-khastagi
dhadkanon ko ye mashaqqat ho na ho ras aa gai

shab teri taswir ka bosa liya aur yak-ba-yak
ek nami si thi ki aks-o-aina dhundla gai

dil ki haalat ko agar tabir kije ishq se
manzilon ke pher mein phir fahm dhoka kha gai

shairi sharma rahi hai aaj us ko dekh kar
zindagi ek khubsurat aadmi ko kha gai

ye nahin rahne ki jae chashm-e-hairan yan se chal
darshani jalwon ki basti mein nazar chundhiya gai