mahw-e-raqs-e-visal tha kya tha
wo sarapa ghazal tha kya tha

subh-e-raushan kisi ke honton ka
rang kuchh kuchh jo lal tha kya tha

bazm-e-jaan mein bahut thi khamoshi
jaane us ka khayal tha kya tha

ek jalta hua nasheman tha
wo mere hasb-e-haal tha kya kya tha

sheriyat dhal rahi thi surat mein
ya wo raqs-e-jamal tha kya tha

'nil' chashm-e-hazin mein ye batla
thi wo wahshat malal tha kya tha