kyun na afsana-e-gham kaif ka unwan thahre
shiddat-e-dard hi jab dard ka darman thahre

jis jagah hum sa koi chaak-e-gareban thahre
shauq se aa ke wahan fasl-e-bahaaran thahre

us ke daman ki taraf hath badhaun kaise
jis ke daman ki mahak shoalagi-e-jaan thahre

manzilen aati hain aur aa ke guzar jati hain
dekhiye ja ke kahan qafila-e-jaan thahre

pichhle wade jo nahin yaad to kya baat hui
phir koi ahd-e-wafa phir koi paiman thahre

aap ko dekhun to ho dur meri tishna-labi
aap aa jaen to jazbaat ka tufan thahre

shokhi-e-dast-e-saba se to koi kuchh na kahe
mere sar tohmat-e-gesu-e-pareshan thahre