sitare hi sirf raston mein na kho rahe the
charagh aur chand bhi gale mil ke ro rahe the

nigah aise mein khak pahchanti kisi ko
ghubar aisa tha aaine aks kho rahe the

kisi bayaban mein dhup rasta bhatak gai thi
kisi bhulawe mein aa ke sab ped so rahe the

na ranj-e-hijrat tha aur na shauq-e-safar tha dil mein
sab apne apne gunah ka bojh dho rahe the

'jamal' us waqt koi mujh se bichhad raha tha
zamin aur aasman jab ek ho rahe the