hum na-shanas-e-rah the sab se juda chale
par apni justuju mein zamane ko pa chale

ab kuchh nahin hai pas na ‘ibrat na ishtiyaq
thi ek mata’-e-hosh so wo bhi ganwa chale

teri kasafaton se kisi ko gharaz na thi
ai zindagi ye bar bhi hum hi utha chale

ab raushni bhi zist ka maqsad nahin rahi
jalta hun is gharaz se ki shayad hawa chale

chhu kar mujhe na dekh ki ye main nahin hun dost
ek bar mujh ko tod ki mera pata chale

ye kaisi chup lagi hai ki but ban gaya hun main
mayus ho ke mujh se mere ham-nawa chale

anjaan ghatiyon ka safar aur andheri raat
chalna ho jis ko sath wo mere chala chale