jo jalwa zar-e-husn tha wo dil nahin raha
aaina to hai jauhar-e-qabil nahin raha

main lutf-e-iltifat ke qabil nahin raha
phir bhi to mujh se wo kabhi ghafil nahin raha

wo aur mujh se tark-e-talluq nahin nahin
mere hi dil mein jazba-e-simin nahin raha

uthti thi jis se mauj-e-talab par nafas ke sath
wo josh-e-be-qarari-e-sail nahin raha

gham hi magar nasib kahan ab nashat-e-gham
'kaukab' wo rang walwala-e-dil nahin raha