tapte sahra mein kahin koi shajar aata hai
dard par tark-e-sukunat ka asar aata hai

sadma-e-hijr se mahfuz rakhunga tujh ko
mujh ko qiston mein bichhadne ka hunar aata hai

din guzar jata hai tabir ki hasrat le kar
raat hoti hai to phir khwab utar aata hai

jab se jaane hain mohabbat ke fawaed hum ne
ek hi shakhs kai bar nazar aata hai

dard-e-furqat mein teri aankhen faqat gili huin
meri aankhon mein miyan lal color aata hai

hijr ki shab mere pahlu mein raha teri tarah
wo sitara jo bahut dur nazar aata hai

koi aawargi-e-shahr se bach hi na saka
ab parinda bhi kahan sham ko ghar aata hai

mujh ko chamka gai 'afaq' badon ki sohbat
jaise qatre pe samundar ka asar aata hai