main ne ek aawaz suni thi kamre mein khamoshi ki mere kan mein aa kar teri yaadon ne sargoshi ki kuchh to ghar ka rasta main bhi apni dhun mein bhul gaya aur nashili aankhon ne bhi tari kuchh madhoshi ki hum ne phulon se misron ko khun-e-dil se yun sincha sari umr hi khushbu banti hum ne itr-faroshi ki apnon ne raazon ki gathdi bich chaurahe mein rakh di logon ne to baat uchhaali rab ne parda-poshi ki kitne hi an-dekhe manzar mujh se baaten karte hain jab bhi ghazlen padhta hun main 'saghar' 'mohsin' 'doshi' ki hum ne socha aur dhuen ne khadd-o-khal bana dale hum ne tera hijr manaya khul kar cigarette-noshi ki khwabon ki duniya se 'asif' ab to bahar aa jao tapta suraj sar par hai aur baaten raka-poshi ki