muddat ke baad soch mein ghaltan hua to kya
apne kiye pe aap hi hairan hua to kya

ek pas-e-rasm tha jise hum ne nibha diya
ab wo kiye pe apne pasheman hua to kya

ye sab adaen husn ki hain ishq ke liye
kitna hi pur-fusun rukh-e-khuban hua to kya

ye husn-e-sang bhi but-e-zeba ke dam se hai
nilam hua to kya koi marjaan hua to kya

kuchh aur bhi hasin hai khwabon ki dhund mein
zahir hua to kya koi pinhan hua to kya

hasrat hai shahr-e-yar mein marna nasib ho
jagmag hua to kya hua viran hua to kya