hijr mein aise tere sham-o-sahar jate hain

hijr mein aise tere sham-o-sahar jate hain
qafile yaadon ke aate hain guzar jate hain
kya saza pai hai phulon ne mahakne ki ye
har sahar khilte hain har sham bikhar jate hain


dar-ba-dar khwab se manzar hain meri aankhon mein
gham bhi palkon pe meri aa ke thahar jate hain
zindagi hum ne tera kuchh to bharam rakkha hai
itne kirdaron mein jite hain ki mar jate hain


ku-ba-ku yas ka 'alam hai faqat hum tanha
hausle tut ke rahon mein bikhar jate hain
justuju kis ki hai jaanen ye safar hai kaisa
hum ko jaana hai kahan hum ye kidhar jate hain


kashmakash mein hai khushi sab ki bhala kyon aakhir
hum jidhar jate hain ye gham bhi udhar jate hain
aao ab yaro zamin par bhi utar aaen hum
ye parinde bhi bulandi se utar jate hain


ek nazar teri zamane pe hua karti hai
igde-bigde jo muqaddar hain sanwar jate hain
sar-phiri aag hai is dil mein lagi ai 'abid'
aa chalen ab kisi dariya mein utar jate hain