hum se rudad-e-mohabbat mein khayanat na hui
us se bichhde to kisi aur se ulfat na hui

dil mein baste tha mere wo kabhi dhadkan ki tarah
baad is ke to mere dil ko mohabbat na hui

kis tarah sab ko bataun main bichhadne ka sabab
zarb aisi mili mujh ko kabhi himmat na hui

us ko jaldi thi kisi aur se milne ki tabhi
aisa rutha wo manane ki bhi mohlat na hui

wahi shamil hai mere khun-e-jigar mein jis ko
mujh se milne ki dobara kabhi chahat na hui

jab talak tha wo meri zat mein raushan 'kashif'
meri aankhon ko ujale ki zarurat na hui