kis jagah chhoda tha wo tir-o-kaman yaad nahin
tha kahin sahil-e-dariya pe makan yaad nahin

jaane kis samt se jage the wo shoale ghar mein
jaane kis samt se nikla tha dhuan yaad nahin

mahke khushbu se teri kitne dariche dil ke
kis ne di phir mere lafzon ko zaban yaad nahin

dhund kar lae koi ab wo khalish pahli si
kho gae the teri aankhon mein kahan yaad nahin

waqt ki god bhi aaseb-zada lagti thi
amn ki hum ko koi bhi to azan yaad nahin

is qadar hosh hai ki samne chehra tha wahi
gum hue phir isi wahshat mein kahan yaad nahin

chaaron jaanib hai wahi dard ka sahra 'talib'
hum faqiron ko koi kahkashan yaad nahin