kahaniyan bhi gain qissa-khwaniyan bhi gain
wafa ke bab ki sab be-zabaniyan bhi gain

wo bazyabi-e-gham ki sabil bhi na rahi
luta yun dil ki sabhi be-sabaatiyan bhi gain

hawa chali to hare patte sukh kar tute
jo subh aai to hira-numaiyan bhi gain

wo mera chehra mujhe aaine mein apna lage
isi talab mein badan ki nishaniyan bhi gain

palat palat ke tumhein dekha par mile bhi nahin
wo ahd-e-zabt bhi tuta shitabiyan bhi gain

mujhe to aankh jhapakna bhi tha giran lekin
dil o nazar ki tasawwur-shiariyan bhi gain