main tujh pe kar nahin sakta nisar aur charagh

main tujh pe kar nahin sakta nisar aur charagh
hawa-e-lams ke jhonke na mar aur charagh
utha ke taq se ek roz phenk dega koi
mera wajud tera intizar aur charagh


safar ko yaad rahega hamara rakht-e-safar
ye surkh aable gard-o-ghubar aur charagh
to jaan lena ki phir imtihan-e-dosti hai
agar bujhaya gaya ek bar aur charagh


teri judai mein ek dusre ko takte hain
tamam raat rukh-e-ashk-bar aur charagh
wajud-e-waqt pe tazin-e-shab ke zewar hain
hamari nind hasin khwab-zar aur charagh


qadim waqton se ek dusre ke yar hain ye
kabhi bichhad nahin sakte mazar aur charagh
saman banate hain shab ka safed chehron par
siyah rang ke gahre hisar aur charagh


nawed-e-subh ke imkan mein chal base donon
shab-e-shikast ka girya-guzar aur charagh
shab-e-sukut mein ‘shiran’ mahw-e-raqs hain sab
dhuan andhera hawa-e-khumar aur charagh