kuchh roz chahaton ka ajab silsila raha
wo dhadkanon mein pyar ki surat basa raha

ek shakhs jis ko dil se bhulaya tha bar bar
ye dil ki phir bhi us ko sada sochta raha

jis ke junun mein hum ne bita di tamam umr
ye kya ki umr bhar hi wo hum se khafa raha

ye sach hai mujh se hath chhuda kar wo ja chuka
jata use main dur talak dekhta raha

tum us ki be-rukhi pe pareshan ho kis liye
dil todna to us ka sada mashghala raha

chahat mein apna zauq-e-safar bhi ajib tha
us se hi shauq-e-husn-e-'masarrat' saja raha