gale mein hath the shab us pari se rahen thin sahar hui to wo aankhen na wo nigahen thin nikal ke chehre pe maidan saf khat ne kiya kabhi ye shahr tha aisa ki band rahen thin firaq mein tere aashiq ko ja ke kal dekha ki wo to hech tha kuchh ashk the kuchh aahen thin bagule ab hain ki ghurbat hai gor-e-shahan par saron pe chatr jilau mein kabhi sipahen thin hazaron lot gae kal uthi jo wo chilman khadang mu-e-mizha barchhiyan nigahen thin kiya ye shauq ne andha mujhe na sujha kuchh wagarna rabt ki us se hazar rahen thin ye zoaf hai ki nikalti nahin hain ab dil se kabhi falak se bhi unchi hamari aahen thin jigar mein hijr ki kal chubh rahi thin kuchh fansen magar jo ghaur se dekha teri nigahen thin pahunch gae sar-e-manzil chale jo chaal nai unhin mein pher tha dekhi hui jo rahen thin falak ke daur se duniya badal gai warna jahan bane hain ye mai-khane khan-qahen thin ye zoaf ab hai ki hilna giran hai qadmon ko subuk-rawi mein kabhi in ko dastgahen thin mushaere se hasin kyun na chhin le jate rubaiyan meri chu go shubh kulahen thin hasin zar ke hain talib ki ab hain gird-e-'amir' gharib hum the to ye pyar tha na chahen thin