ek lamhe ko taza hawa jo chali umr bhar ki ghutan ka khayal aa gaya
lakh mushkil sahi zabt karna magar ab to khasa hamein ye kamal aa gaya

jitni kaliyan khilin jitne tare khile us ki aamad ke sab istiare khile
jab tasawwur ke daman mein kuchh na bacha mere pahlu mein wo be-misal aa gaya

baat-be-baat kaj-bahsiyan bhi gain wo purani shakar-ranjiyan bhi gain
ab nai shakh phuti hai dil mein mere gham ka taza-ba-taza nihaal aa gaya

haal-o-mazi mera ek jaisa raha agle mausam ke khwabon ka kya faeda
us ko fursat jawabon ki thi hi nahin mere lab pe ye kaise sawal aa gaya

hum ne socha tha us se na shikwa karen jo guzarti hai dil pe wo khud hi sahen
baat jab bhi badalti ruton ki hui apne lahje mein goya malal aa gaya

ek tinke ka mujh ko sahaara mile meri wahshat ko ab ek kinara mile
dubte dubte sans le lun zara zindagi ka bhi aakhir khayal aa gaya

chand tha wo ufuq par chamakta raha aur suraj bana to saron pe raha
kaise qurbat pe wo aaj mail hua shayad us ka bhi waqt-e-zawal aa gaya

jaan pahchan ka silsila bhi gaya dil ka taus bhi raqs-farma hua
wo jo hairat-zada but bana tha khada ab to us ko bhi goya dhamal aa gaya