jis ki khatir umr ganwai ek duniya ko bhuli main
ji kahta tha us se kah dun lekin kaise kahti main

meri zat ka jis ki nazar se itna gahra rishta hai
us ki aankh samundar jaisi hari-bhari ek dharti hai

band kiwadon par ek jaani pahchani dastak jo suni
yunhi dupatta chhod ke bhagi nange panw hi pagli main

kis ka chehra dekh liya tha sote sote bachpan mein
khwabon ki khush-rang nadi mein barson dubi ubhri mein

sab se bada ye jurm tha mera isi liye badnam hui
sari duniya jahan giri thi usi mod par sanbhli main

ye bhi sach hai aise kab tak mil-jul kar chal sakte the
kuchh to wo bhi tha harjai thodi si thi ziddi main

yunhi shayad jate jate us ne idhar bhi dekha ho
jadon ka mausam tha lekin sar se pa tak bhigi main

mere liye to jine ka ye ek sahaara kafi hai
koi chahe kuchh bhi kah le teri nazar mein achchhi main

meri majburi ne 'shabnam' jis ko bad-zan kar dala
us ki qasam thi jaan se pyari jhuti kaise khati main