khush bayaban mein magar shahr mein darna us ka
kasa hathon mein liye ghar mein bhi phirna us ka

dil dukha ke kabhi hansna kabhi rona us ka
mere aangan mein likha tha nahin basna us ka

us ne tanhai mein bhi anjuman-arai ki
chand ne dekh liya aankhon ko bharna us ka

main ne dekha hai sar-e-sham udasi ka khiram
panw mein chhaale pahan ke na thaharna us ka

aaina dekhna manzur nahin tha us ko
lutf deta tha hawa ban ke guzarna us ka

har khalish aan ke rukti thi meri banhon mein
zindagi dekhti rahti thi tadapna us ka

hai ajab tarz-e-mulaqat ajab tarz-e-safar
pas aa ke na thaharna na guzarna us ka