maslahat-kosh na the khwab jalane se rahe
raat banti hui ek baat banane se rahe

bazm-e-ainda mein kab kaun kahan baithega
raftagan sab ko ye asrar batane se rahe

tum ne laut aane ki ummid lagai hai abas
hum jo diwar utha den wo girane se rahe

tere pahlu se sarakte hue dil rone laga
dubne wale ko tairak bachane se rahe

hum se hoti nahin tashhir-e-talluq be-kar
qimti shai sar-e-diwar sajaane se rahe

apni dilchaspi ka saman nahin thi duniya
hum yahan thahre magar tere bahane se rahe