jaan pyari thi magar jaan se be-zari thi
jaan ka kaam faqat jaan-faroshi nikla

khak main us ki judai mein pareshan phirun
jab ki ye milna bichhadna meri marzi nikla

sirf rona hai ki jina pada halka ban ke
wo to ehsas ki mizan pe bhaari nikla

ek nae nam se phir apne sitare uljhe
ye naya khel nae khwab ka bani nikla

wo meri ruh ki uljhan ka sabab jaanta hai
jism ki pyas bujhane pe bhi raazi nikla

meri bujhti hui aankhon se kiran chunta hai
meri aankhon ka khandar shahr-e-maani nikla

meri ayyar nigahon se wafa mangta hai
wo bhi mohtaj mila wo bhi sawali nikla

main use dhundh raha tha ki talash apni thi
ek chamakta hua jazba tha ki jali nikla

main ne chaha tha ki ashkon ka tamasha dekhun
aur aankhon ka khazana tha ki khali nikla

ek nai dhup mein phir apna safar jari hai
wo ghana saya faqat tifl-e-tasalli nikla

main bahut tez chala apni tabahi ki taraf
us ke chhutne ka sabab narm-khirami nikla

ruh ka dasht wahi jism ka virana hai
har naya raaz purana laga basi nikla

sirf hashmat ki talab jah ki khwahish pai
dil ko be-dagh samajhta tha jazami nikla

ek bala aati hai aur log chale jate hain
ek sada kahti hai har aadmi fani nikla

main wo murda hun ki aankhen meri zindon jaisi
bain karta hun ki main apna hi sani nikla