naqsh-e-pa us ke rasta us ka
mud ke dekha to kuchh na tha us ka

mubtala kar gaya azabon mein
ek kamzor faisla us ka

ikhtiyaraat kam na the mere
main ne chaha nahin bura us ka

kaam to aur hi kisi ka tha
nam bad-nam ho gaya us ka

log jis zahr se halak hue
kitna mitha tha zaiqa us ka

jo meri haar par bahut khush tha
ab hai khud se muqabla us ka

rah ki zulmaton se manzil tak
ek ujala hai hausla us ka

kaun jaane wo kyun bhatakta raha
us ko to yaad tha pata us ka

us ke qatil badi aqidat se
pujte hain mujassama us ka

tod kar mujh se rishta-e-ummid
kitna nuqsan ho gaya us ka

ghalati ho gai samajhne mein
chahta tha main faeda us ka