sach to ye hai ki tamannaon ki jaan hoti hai
wahi ek baat jo hairat mein nihan hoti hai

haal kah dete hain nazuk se ishaare akasr
kitni khamosh nigahon ki zaban hoti hai

mere ehsas o tafakkur mein sulagti hai jo aag
wahi mazlum ke ashkon mein nihan hoti hai

hae wo waqt ki jab un ki hasin aankhon se
ek pur-kaif tajalli si ayan hoti hai

log kahte hain jise husn-e-ada ki shokhi
yahi rangin ishaaron ka bayan hoti hai

kitni pyari hai wo masum tamanna ai dost
jo tazabzub ki fazaon mein jawan hoti hai