mushkil mein mujhe us ka sahaara bhi bahut tha
wo shakhs mujhe jaan se pyara bhi bahut tha

ye kam hai ki kuchh din wo mere sath raha hai
tanha tha to yaadon ka sahaara bhi bahut tha

tanhai udasi ye siyah-raat ye jal-thal
aise mein to ek tuta sitara bhi bahut tha

ek main ki chala aaya koi qadr nahin ki
us ne to mera nam pukara bhi bahut tha

kuchh meri bhi kam-fahmi thi main ho gaya us ka
shishe mein 'khalil' us ne utara bhi bahut tha