simat rahi thi wahan raat paikar-e-jaan mein
ajib hu ka saman tha dayar-e-jaanan mein

wo tiktiki hi na thi lafz jis se bol uthe
koi sada hi na thi ab to dasht-e-imkan mein

kahan gaya wo tere sath ka talluq-e-jaan
ki sab andhere the pinhan jabin-e-taban mein

hayat-zar hui dekhte rahe hum bhi
ki koi bhi to pasheman na tha dil-o-jaan mein

main tera raaz tha tere wajud se pahle
teri to chhab bhi na thi jab dayar-e-khuban mein

maraz zarur hai aashuftagi ne jaan liya
magar ummid nahin rah gai thi darman mein

wo tai-shuda tha jise puchhne chale the 'matin'
nahin nahin mein mila kuchh na us ki han han mein