phir wahi raat jo tanhai ke aaghosh rahi
ek unidi si ghazal khwab mein madhosh rahi

hum se wo ajnabi aur un se the anjaane hum
ta-abad yun hi mohabbat ye faramosh rahi

parda-e-chashm mein yaadon ke zakhire pur-shor
jhankti un se jo tanhai wo khamosh rahi

jab talak pahunchi na wo mahfilon se mahfilon mein
tab talak meri wo ruswai bhi pur-josh rahi

kyun ho sharminda wo insan ke jaraem par yun
kyun zamin shab ki siyahi mein rida-posh rahi

aankh pe chhae hain arman jo the zer-e-dil
dastan har yahan ho ke dhuan ru-posh rahi

baat phisli thi jo kanon mein zaban se latki
tauq ban ke wo hi ta-umr sar-e-dosh rahi