hum ne dil us ke tain nazr guzara apna
us ne samjha na sar-e-bazm ishaara apna

kya pukarun ki sada bhi na wahan jaegi
jaane kis des gaya yar wo pyara apna

le gaya dur use khwab-e-adam ka afsun
nind se phir na utha anjuman-ara apna

umr ke sath juda hote chale jaenge yar
kam nahin hoga kisi taur khasara apna

laut kar aae to basti hai na talab na bagh
hum yahin chhod gae the wo nazara apna

sham hote hi bhatakte the use dekhne ko
usi tarik gali mein tha sitara apna

gham hue aise ki aata hi nahin koi jawab
nam le le ke bahut hum ne pukara apna

ye jo galiyan hain mere shahr ki hain meri rafiq
unhi galiyon mein bahut waqt guzara apna

hum wo bimar-e-ana hain ki hue jis se khafa
us ko chehra bhi dikhaya na dobara apna

barha pesh hua khilat-e-shahi hum ko
hum ne malbus-e-gadai na utara apna

kya khabar ban gai kis tarah ghazal ki surat
hum ne to dard hi kaghaz pe utara apna

ya-ali kahne se hat jate hain raste se pahad
ek yahi nam hai mushkil mein sahaara apna