har khushi tere nam ki main ne
war di tujh pe zindagi main ne

ek piyaade ne mat shah ko di
chaal aisi bhi ek chali main ne

waqt bhi mukhtasar tha us ke pas
baat bhi mukhtasar si ki main ne

jo khulus-o-wafa ke paikar hain
kam hi dekhe hain aadmi main ne

aankh ne jab kabhi baghawat ki
teri taswir dekh li main ne

kash puchhe kabhi mujhe aa kar
chhod di kyun teri gali main ne

subh-zau roz puchhti hai mujhe
kis tarah shab guzar di main ne

mujh ko sarwat ki yaad aai hai
rail dekhi hai jab kabhi main ne

ab meri lash se sawal karo
kis tarah ki hai khud-kushi main ne

meri chaukhat pe gham chala aaya
saunp di us ko har khushi main ne

wasl ko khud pe odh ke 'ansar'
hijr ki dastan likhi main ne