ghadi ki suiyan tik-tik suna rahi hain mujhe
guzarte waqt se shayad dara rahi hain mujhe

tere bayan ko lafzon ki kya zarurat hai
ki ye khamoshiyan sab kuchh bata rahi hain mujhe

to kya hua jo tera pyar mil nahin paya
teri ye nafraten bhi ras aa rahi hain mujhe

hawa ki shokhiyan batla rahi hain tera pata
hasin titliyan rasta dikha rahi hain mujhe

shab-e-firaq mere ham-nawa teri yaaden
ghamon ki tal pe har dam nacha rahi hain mujhe

koi to ho jo mujhe rok le sada de kar
meri ye hasraten har ja ghuma rahi hain mujhe

'zaki' ye rah ke patthar bhi mere rahbar hain
ki in ki thokaren chalna sikha rahi hain mujhe