mere dil-gulsitan ko kis liye aabaad karna tha
agar us ko mere haq se mujhe aazad karna tha

meri sansen mere ghut ghut ke mar jaane pe chalti hain
use shayad mujhe minnat-kash-e-fariyaad karna tha

mujhe ek ajnabi ne dubne se kyun bachaya tha
main ab samjha use khud hi mujhe barbaad karna tha

wo mahbuba to ek shoala-fishan hai phul-qalib mein
khuda ko asl mein hum par sitam ijad karna tha

shab-e-hijran ne kaisi uljhanon mein mujh ko uljhaya
ki jis ko bhul jaana tha usi ko yaad karna tha