malal sar pe qayamat uThane lagta hai

malal sar pe qayamat uthane lagta hai
wo uth ke jab mere pahlu se jaane lagta hai
wo dard hai ki mudawa nahin koi jis ka
wo waqt hai ki khuda yaad aane lagta hai


gudaz dil hai tabi'at hai shabnami us ki
zara si baat par aansu bahane lagta hai
wahi ghadi hai use dekhne ke laiq jab
hatheliyon mein wo chehra chhupane lagta hai


isi liye to koi us ka ham-jalis nahin
har ek shakhs ko wo aazmane lagta hai
isi liye to andhera hai us ki duniya mein
charagh tez hawa mein jalane lagta hai


kahin khulus na paya isi liye shayad
mere khulus ki qimat lagane lagta hai
wahan pahunch ke qadam aur jam gae mere
jahan pahunch ke qadam dagmagane lagta hai


wafa khulus ki ta'lim kaun de 'irfan'
zara si 'umr mein bachcha kamane lagta hai