main jab bhi yaad ki shamen jala ke rakhti hun
ye meri zid hai ki aage hawa ke rakhti hun

main tut sakti hun lekin main jhuk nahin sakti
shikast-e-zat mein pahlu ana ke rakhti hun

wo baadban hai agar kashti-e-mohabbat ka
main baadban se rishte hawa ke rakhti hun

nahin hai ghar mein teri yaad ke alawa kuchh
to kis ke samne chae bana ke rakhti hun

tumhaare khat hain mahakte gulab ke manind
wo aur khulte hain jitna chhupa ke rakhti hun

jo kahna chahti hun wo to kah nahin pati
zaban pe tazkire aab-o-hawa ke rakhti hun

main jaanti hun ki aana nahin kisi ne 'qamar'
magar munder pe shamen jala ke rakhti hun