hara-bhara tha chaman mein shajar akela tha
shajar pe barg bahut the samar akela tha

baqa-e-nur falak par bhi ho gai mushkil
umad rahi thin ghataen qamar akela tha

yahi to ek tamasha pas-e-tamasha tha
tamash-bin the bahut dida-war akela tha

rafaqaton se ye tanhai kam nahin hoti
sharik-e-bazm to tha main magar akela tha

gunah-e-ishq ki kaisi saza mili hum ko
ki sang-bar zyaada the sar akela tha

kiya tha hum ne safar sath sath yun 'alam'
ki main akela mera ham-safar akela tha