sham thi hum the aur samundar tha
kis qadar dil-fareb manzar tha

ek taraf thi khushi ujalon ki
ek taraf sham hone ka dar tha

the pareshan tir nazron ke
jab talak dil mera hadaf par tha

wo tha kamsin ye sach sahi lekin
hasraton mein mere barabar tha

dil to tha mutmain rifaqat mein
khauf sa dhadkanon ke andar tha

apne hathon use ganwaya hai
jis mein pinhan mera muqaddar tha

us ki rangin qurbaton ke sabab
raat jannat-numa mera ghar tha

shahr-e-jaan ki udas galiyon mein
mushtail khwahishon ka lashkar tha

shor kamre mein tha qayamat ka
chup ka aalam 'khayal' bahar tha