jab kabhi zahir hue suraj ke zardile nuqush
khud pighalne lag gae chehron ke barfile nuqush

sun rahe the har taraf apni sada ki bazgasht
har taraf bikhre hue the zehn ke dhile nuqush

saaton ka qafila sakit khada tha jism mein
chalte phirte the magar sanson ke pathrile nuqush

jab purane chand rishton ko kiya tha ustuwar
zehn mein yak-lakht ubhre sare chamkile nuqush

wahshaton ki raushnai bah gai kaghaz pe jab
dahr mein har samt the jangal ke zahrile nuqush

hum ne boya tha badan ke khet mein tukhm-e-hawas
katte hain rahaton ki fasl zardile nuqush

kitni aasani faraham ki thi 'jami' waqt ne
mil rahe the raste mein nile aur pile nuqush