suraj ki tarah qariya-e-mahtab mein aaya
raat ek ajab shakhs mere khwab mein aaya

kya lahr thi jo mujh ko laga aai kinare
kis mauj se phir halqa-e-girdab mein aaya

ye shahar to sahraon ki sarhad pe basa tha
kaise ye kharaba kaf-e-sailab mein aaya

ek yaad se raushan hue diwar-o-dar-o-baam
kham ek nai tarah ka mehrab mein aaya

pahle to dhanak-rang mein duba ufuq-e-jaan
phir manzar-e-hijran bhi tab-o-tab mein aaya

ek shakhs ki yakta tha darida-dahni mein
zikr us ka magar pyar se ahbab mein aaya