nahin hai yaad kahan aur kidhar mila tha mujhe
wo bad-tamiz adab se magar mila tha mujhe

wagarna main to nahin hun chhupa hua khud se
mila tha jo bhi tere nam par mila tha mujhe

jo kar diya hai yahi tha mere liye mumkin
ki waqt bhi to bahut mukhtasar mila tha mujhe

phir us ke ba'd mujhe aa gaya tha hansna bhi
main ro raha tha ki jab khush-khabar mila tha mujhe

mila nahin tha mujhe umr bhar wo dhundne se
magar mila to sar-e-rahguzar mila tha mujhe

achanak us ki nazar mujh pe pad gai thi kya
wo kaam chhod ke sab daud kar mila tha mujhe

'hanif' roz-e-azal jab hunar hue taqsim
to shairi hi ka shayad hunar mila tha mujhe