mujh ko mahsus hone laga hai khuda pahle jaisa nahin
ye nahin mere kahne ka matlab ki jaisa hai achchha nahin

kaise kaise na mabhut-kun sher nazil hue qalb par
teri haibat ke shayan-e-shan ek misra bhi utra nahin

chal fana ke safar mein yahi rakht hamrah le kar chalen
is qadar mukhtasar zindagi mein to gham kharch hoga nahin

yun mayassar ko hum ne muassir kiya khud ko behtar kiya
warna bin tere hum the akele koi aur bhaya nahin

raat bhar khwab mele se tabiren hum ne kharidin wahan
bik raha tha wahi mal jis ko kabhi pahle dekha nahin

mere ghar se nikalti to hai ek rah tere ghar ki taraf
us pe pindar-e-hasti magar mere hamrah chalta nahin

waqt pura hua chahta hai magar hum adhure abhi
kho chuke hain tujhe aur khud ko abhi hum ne paya nahin