pahunch gaya tha wo kuchh itna raushni ke qarib
bujha charagh to palta na tirgi ke qarib

sulagti ret pe bhi us ka hausla dekho
hui na pyas kabhi khema-zan nami ke qarib

badan ke dasht mein jab dafn ho gaya ehsas
wafa phatakti bhala kaise aadmi ke qarib

hamari pyas ke suraj ne dal kar kirnen
kiya hai gahre samundar ko tishnagi ke qarib

jo zakhm-e-dil ko rafu kar raha tha ashkon se
hamare baad na dekha gaya kisi ke qarib

bashar ne chand sitaron ko chhu liya lekin
ye aadmi na kabhi aaya aadmi ke qarib

hamare bachchon ke lab pyas se hain jhulse hue
hamari lash bhi rakhna na tum nami ke qarib

ye kis ke nam se badhti hain dhadkanen dil ki
ye kaun hai mere ehsas-e-zindagi ke qarib