kal raste mein ek ajab waqia hua
wo pahli bar guzra mujhe dekhta hua

ai khama-e-nawa hai agar waqai hunar
diwar-e-jaan pe naqsh bana bolta hua

gum ho gain kahan wo pari-chehra titliyan
karta hai intizar daricha khula hua

khushiyan udas ho gain chehre utar gae
sab kuchh tha thik-thak ye lamhon mein kya hua

kyon aasman ne khinch li talwar dafatan
kya kah raha tha dast-e-dua kanpta hua

chehre ki har kharash ne ki mujh se guftugu
jab ek aaine se mera samna hua

'yawar' abhi samet lo kashkol chashm mein
baqi na phir bachega gulon par likha hua