taskin-o-rahm se na to lafz-e-dua se thi
jo hum gunahgaron ko kar-e-saza se thi

us se bichhad raha hun to kyon ro raha hun main
is baat ki khabar to mujhe ibtida se thi

ab ke bacha saki na meri khamushi mujhe
is bar meri jang kisi ham-nawa se thi

dushman hi ek ahl-e-wafa chahte the hum
haalanki dosti to har ek bewafa se thi

hum ne bhi bar-e-gham ko muqaddar samajh liya
kuchh roz tak hamein bhi shikayat khuda se thi

jis ke taghafulon ke the charche tamam shahr
apni bhi to murad usi bewafa se thi

hijr-o-visal donon hi sharton mein tai thi maut
hum the charagh hum ko mohabbat hawa se thi