tera khayal tha ki yunhi bad-guman the
apne bhi kuchh usul magar darmiyan the

shakhen har ek raat yunhi chikhti rahin
wo phul hi bike the jo zeb-e-dukan the

us ne azal se bhinch ke rakkhi thi mutthiyan
hathon ki har lakir ke hum tarjuman the

sochon ki mauj mauj baha le gai unhen
sanson ki garm ret pe jin ke makan the

poras ke hathiyon ke sabhi gol kat gae
jazbe mere khulus ke raushan chatan the

jaane wo chor aa ke kidhar mud gaya 'bahaar'
dahliz tak to panw ke wazeh nishan the