kabhi jab muddaton ke baad us ka samna hoga
siwae pas aadab-e-takalluf aur kya hoga

yahan wo kaun hai jo intikhab-e-gham pe qadir ho
jo mil jae wahi gham doston ka muddaa hoga

nawed-e-sar-khushi jab aaegi us waqt tak shayad
hamein zahr-e-gham-e-hasti gawara ho chuka hoga

salib-e-waqt par main ne pukara tha mohabbat ko
meri aawaz jis ne bhi suni hogi hansa hoga

abhi ek shor-e-ha-o-hu suna hai sarbanon ne
wo pagal qafile ki zid mein pichhe rah gaya hoga

hamare shauq ke aasuda-o-khush-haal hone tak
tumhaare aariz-o-gesu ka sauda ho chuka hoga

nawaen nikhaten aasuda chehre dil-nashin rishte
magar ek shakhs is mahaul mein kya sochta hoga

hansi aati hai mujh ko maslahat ke in taqazon par
ki ab ek ajnabi ban kar use pahchanna hoga

dalilon se dawa ka kaam lena sakht mushkil hai
magar is gham ki khatir ye hunar bhi sikhna hoga

wo munkir hai to phir shayad har ek maktub-e-shauq us ne
sar-angusht-e-hinai se khalaon mein likha hoga

hai nisf-e-shab wo diwana abhi tak ghar nahin aaya
kisi se chandni raaton ka qissa chhid gaya hoga

saba shikwa hai mujh ko un darichon se darichon se
darichon mein to dimak ke siwa ab aur kya hoga