rasta sunsan tha to mud ke dekha kyun nahin
mujh ko tanha dekh kar us ne pukara kyun nahin

dhup ki aaghosh mein leta raha main umr bhar
mehrban tha wo to misl-e-abr aaya kyun nahin

ek panchhi der tak sahil pe mandlata raha
muztarib tha pyas se lekin wo utra kyun nahin

qurb ki qaus-e-quzah kamre mein bikhri thi magar
raat bhar rang-e-tamanna phir bhi nikhra kyun nahin

mujh ko patthar mein badalte chahe khud ban jate wo mom
khwahish-e-tifl-e-tamanna ko jagaya kyun nahin

us ko tanha pa ke 'aslam' raat apne room mein
qatra-e-khun-e-hawas aaankhon mein aaya kyun nahin