soch rakkhi thin bahut baaten main ab bhul gaya
rang-e-mahfil hi kuchh aisa hai ki sab bhul gaya

wo aziyyat thi ki din raat guzarte hi na the
phir hua yun ki aziyyat ka sabab bhul gaya

ye mera sar ko jhatakna tujhe samjhata nahin
kab tere sehr se nikla tujhe kab bhul gaya

ek hi rukh pe pada khud se main uktane laga
itna uktaya ki jine ki talab bhul gaya

mujh ko ye fikr bhi rahti ki wo sab dekhta hai
mujh ko ye gham bhi laga rahta ki rab bhul gaya

tishnagi itni ziyaada thi ki pite pite
ek dariya ke bahaw pe main lab bhul gaya

kya tujhe yaad nahin mera sadaen dena
kya meri banhen meri chashm-e-talab bhul gaya

dekhne walon ne mud mud ke tujhe dekha tha
jis ne bhi dekha wahi hadd-e-adab bhul gaya

dekh tujh gham mein giraftar hun itna 'shahid'
main shab-e-hafta ke sab aish-o-tarab bhul gaya