tanhai thi hawa thi sakit thi purn-masi
bas dil se aa rahi thi mauhum ek sada si

wasl-o-firaq donon ek kaifiyat ke pahlu
ek aarzi khushi si ek daimi udasi

tesu ke phul sa tha chehra sawad-e-shab mein
gul-aftab nikla to rang tha kapasi

us ko pata nahin hai kya shai hai sard-mehri
chhai hui hai dil par ghanghor ek ghata si

ek ham-nashin ka chehra badla hua sa dekha
chehre pe sharm si thi aankhon mein thi dagha si

wo jism ke alawa kuchh aur bhi to hoti
bangla ki prem-dasi mandir ki dew-dasi

filmon ne chashm-e-dil ko viran kar diya hai
aankhon mein kash utarti 'tariq' zara haya si