shab-e-firaq hai aur hum bhi gham ke mare hain
tumhaare khwab hi tanhai ke sahaare hain

har ek khayal mera aansuon mein dhalta hai
ye gesu phir bhi teri yaad mein sanware hain

wo dur rah ke bhi sanson se bhi qarib rahe
bahut ajib hai ab tak wo hum ko pyare hain

hayat ab to yahi sochti guzarti hai
tumhaari tarah se kya hum bhi tum ko pyare hain

main un ko bhulna chahun to kis tarah bhulun
mere nasib ke tute hue sitare hain

gila nahin hai kisi se jafa ka phir bhi 'ghazal'
koi batae to kya ab bhi wo hamare hain