main sochta tha ki wo zakhm bhar gaya ki nahin
khula daricha dar aai saba kaha ki nahin

hawa ka rukh to usi baam-o-dar ki jaanib hai
pahunch rahi hai wahan tak meri sada ki nahin

zaban pe kuchh na sahi sun ke mera haal-e-tabah
tere zamir mein ubhri koi dua ki nahin

labon pe aaj sar-e-bazm aa gai thi baat
magar wo teri nigahon ki iltija ki nahin

khud apna haal sunate hijab aata hai
hai bazm mein koi derina aashna ki nahin

abhi kuchh is se bhi nazuk maqam aaenge
karun main phir se kahani ki ibtida ki nahin

padho na ishq mein 'khurshid' hum na kahte the
tumhin batao ki ji ka ziyan hua ki nahin