kisi se dushmani ki aur na yari
adhuri zindagi hum ne guzari

na manzar koi aankhon mein basaya
na khushbu koi sanson mein utari

dua ke lafz kankar ban gae hain
mere andar hai kaisi sangsari

shahar ki raunaqen achchhi bahut hain
par apne ghar ki virani hai pyari

wahi to jit ka ehsas hai ek
jo bazi jaan kar hum ne hai haari

hamein khadsha tha jis ke dubne ka
usi ne naw sab ki par utari

alaw jal rahe hain andar andar
hui bahar hai shayad barf-bari

'hijab' aaya tha dil mein dhire dhire
magar yak-lakht aai be-qarari