tab-e-nigah thi to nazara bhi dost tha
us chashm-e-nargisin ka ishaara bhi dost tha

tuta to aasman se khalaon mein kho gaya
jab tak chamak raha tha sitara bhi dost tha

hum khelte the aag se jis sin mein un dinon
chingariyan thin phul sharara bhi dost tha

athkheliyan thin ret pe maujon ki dur tak
thahri hui nadi ka kinara bhi dost tha

gham-khwariyan thin shewa dil-e-dard-mand ka
lakh ajnabi ho ishq ka mara bhi dost tha

raaten khayal-o-khwab se aarasta rahin
pahlu mein ek anjuman-ara bhi dost tha

mitti ka rizq ho gaya kuchh yaaden chhod kar
kis se kahen ki shad sa pyara bhi dost tha

kis tarah ja mila hai saf-e-dushmanan mein wo
'ishrat' jo ek shakhs hamara bhi dost tha