ek main hi tere hijr se bezar kahan tha
har shakhs mere sath yahan nauha-kunan tha

aati hai mujhe rakh nazar hadd-e-nazar tak
wo waqt bhi guzra hai ki phulon ka saman tha

ai mujh se bichhadne ka sabab puchhne wale
wo shakhs meri jaan nahin dushman-e-jaan tha

jo jaan chhidakte the wahi kahte hain mujh se
tu halqa-e-ahbab mein shamil hi kahan tha

afsos tu imdad ko bar-waqt na pahuncha
ghar jal ke hua khak har ek samt dhuan tha

ye sach hai ki honton se pukara na tera nam
aankhon mein teri did ka manzar to ayan tha

main chalta raha sans ki gathri ko uthae
manzil thi mere pas na manzil ka nishan tha

main jis ko bhulane mein bahut karb se guzra
wo shakhs mere jism ki har rag mein rawan tha