shua-e-ishq-o-mohabbat ke jhilmilane tak
charagh jalte rahenge tumhaare aane tak

ye rasta hi sahi is ki khasiyat ye hai
pahunch raha hai tumhaare nigar-khane tak

tujhe har ek ghadi yaad karne se le kar
hai ek tawil masafat tujhe bhulane tak

na jaane kis ki nazar ne kiya hai ishq rawan
ye dariya sukh chuka tha kabhi dahane tak

wo chand tha ki na hath aa saka kisi surat
chakor phirta raha pichhe ek zamane tak

wo aasman ki bulandi tak aate bhi kaise
rasai fikr ki jin ki thi aab-o-dane tak

na jaane fasle kitne samet kar 'aqib'
hum apne daur se pahunche tere zamane tak

use samajhne mein kitne hi pech hon 'aqib'
ye naqsha wo hai jo le jaega khazane tak