mujh mein tanhai meri aur main tanhai mein
ajnabi ho gae sab dasht-e-shanasai mein

apne andar hi raunat ki faza hai shayad
log utarte hi nahin ruh ki gahrai mein

khul gaya ab ki hai aadab-e-mohabbat badi chiz
hum jo maruf hue jalwa-e-ruswai mein

ye to tai hai ki mujhe tujh se juda hona hai
misl aansu hun teri chashm-e-tamannai mein

aap to hashr uthane ke liye kahte the
aankh tak uth na saki aalam-e-ruswai mein

umr kati hai isi ek talab mein 'afaq'
ek nazar dekh le mujh ko koi tanhai mein