pachas salon mein do ek baras ka rishta tha
meri wafa se tumhaari hawas ka rishta tha

hamara pyar to tha chand aur chakore sa
tumhaara ishq hi gul se magas ka rishta tha

rah-e-hayat ka main aisa ek musafir tha
ki jaise shahr ki sadkon se bus ka rishta tha

suna hai main ne masajid ke un minaron se
manadiron ke in unche kalas ka rishta tha

taras rahe hain jo gulshan mein aashiyanon ko
kal unhin murgh-e-chaman ka qafas se rishta tha

main sochta hun bhala mere jasd-e-khaki se
ai 'ashk' kya mere tar-e-nafas ka rishta tha