kahan kahan se nigah us ko dhund lae hai
kisi ke sath sahi wo nazar to aae hai

falak se jaise sitara zamin par utre
meri gali mein wo mahshar khiram aae hai

faza-e-fikr mein wo chand ban ke chamka hai
shab-e-firaq ki rangat badalti jae hai

khuda gawah khuda to nahin wo shakhs magar
usi ka nam mukarrar labon pe aae hai

kahan kahan na jalae nawazishon ke charagh
mujhi ko ghor andhere mein chhod jae hai

wo baat zehn mein jis se kuchh intishaar sa hai
wo baat sher ke sanche mein dhalti jae hai