phir ek khushi se kiya us ne ham-kanar mujhe
wo khinch le gaya dariya-e-gham ke par mujhe

charagh-e-rah-e-mohabbat hun taq mein rakhna
ghubar-e-qarya-e-nafrat mein mat utar mujhe

main us ki yaad mein raaton ko so nahin sakti
wo dur rah ke bhi rakhta hai ashk-bar mujhe

kati patang si atki hun shakh-e-nazuk par
hawa ka hath bhi karta hai tar tar mujhe

mita de mujh ko ya rakh le samet kar dil mein
tu hijr jaisi aziyyat se mat guzar mujhe

tu jaanta hai ki main be-ghari se darti hun
nikal dil se na aise tu bar bar mujhe

main intizar ke barzakh mein jalti rahti hun
hazar waswase rakhte hain be-qarar mujhe

main chahti hun use bhulna magar 'fauzi'
qasam khuda ki nahin khud pe ikhtiyar mujhe