ek do ashk-e-nadamat nahin paida karte
pahli hi bar kahan ghas hari aati hai

sochta hun ki kise dekhun kise na dekhun
nind aankhon pe kai khwab dhari aati hai

ishq ki aag pe ye tel chhidakti hai miyan
khushk aankhon se jo ashkon ki ladi aati hai

ashk jo chand ke chehre pe bhi girte hain kabhi
zindagi ek tasawwur se jila pati hai

khushk mausam ka jo ek bar kiya tha shikwa
tab se milne mujhe har sal murree aati hai

pahle ek umr paristan ki galiyan napin
phir mere hath mein jadu ki chhadi aati hai

ho to sakti hai mayassar mujhe khilat 'musa'
kya karun bich mein daryuza-gari aati hai