rishta mein kaun hai wo main is pesh-o-pas mein tha
ek shakhs us ki seat pe baitha jo bus mein tha

mujh se bichhad ke kar li mohabbat ne khud-kushi
ek zakhm raat us ki kalai ki nas mein tha

shakhon se us ko ahl-e-hawas ne jhapat liya
warna wo ek phul meri dastaras mein tha

mahaul ghar ka dekh ke ji aur jal gaya
pahle se sara jism hi din-bhar umas mein tha

banjar bana gaya hai takhayyul ki sarzamin
har qafiya ghazal ka hisar-e-hawas mein tha

us ki falak-bulandi-e-parwaz dekh kar
main kaise man lun ki parinda qafas mein tha

aamada-e-firaq tha kal raat is qadar
'dilbar' ko rok pana kahan mere bas mein tha