'ishq hai hum se to ye wahm guman kaise hain
phir gile shikwe bata zer-e-zaban kaise hain

tum to kahte the ki sab sukh gae hain lekin
phir hamein dekh ke ye ashk rawan kaise hain

jab raqibon se nahin hai koi rishta to bata
rah mein phir tere qadmon ke nishan kaise hain

kaun zindan mein ab mujh ko batae aa kar
dost kaise hain mere dushman-e-jaan kaise hain

nukta-chini jo kiya karte the har baat pe wo
shahr ke mere sabhi ahl-e-zaban kaise hain

fikr us ko hai bahut meri khabar hai mujh ko
tum na kar dena bayan ja ke wahan kaise hain

ye na kahna ki tadapte hain teri yaadon mein
wo agar puchhe ki 'abrar' miyan kaise hain