mere chehre pe jo aansu gira tha
na jaane kitne shoalon mein jala tha

hamare kan bahre ho gae the
udhar wo dastan-go hans raha tha

andheri raat sannate ka aalam
nadi ke par ek lapka jaga tha

bahut aazar the raste mein lekin
lahu mein phul-mausam hans raha tha

hawa-e-garm yun dil mein chali thi
meri aankhon mein sawan bas gaya tha

andhere dasht se nikle ki dekha
sawa neze pe suraj aa chuka tha

labon pe thi mere subh-e-tabassum
mere baatin mein koi ro raha tha

bahut din baad khul kar mil rahe the
mere bachchon ko jaane kya hua tha

bahut mushtaq tha shahr-e-khamoshan
ki basti mein faqat 'amabar' bacha tha