umr jitni bhi kati us ke bharose pe kati
aur ab sochta hun us ka bharosa kya tha

tum ne achchha kiya daman ko bacha kar guzre
hum to bas rah ki mitti the hamara kya tha

is liye aa ke tere shahr mein aabaad hue
hum ko is dasht-nawardi se bhi lena kya tha

ye agar sach hai ki hum us se bichhad kar khush the
raat din us ki taraf dekhte rahna kya tha

shauq-e-nazara ne aankhen hi nahin khulne din
ye kisi ko nahin malum ki dekha kya tha

panw mere bhi nahin uthte the ghar ki jaanib
tum bhi jate hue laut aae the aisa kya tha

jal mein us ke giraftar to hona tha hamein
us ke jadu se nikalne ka tariqa kya tha

subh pahchan na paya koi surat teri
dil-e-hangama-talab raat tamasha kya tha

subh suraj bhi use dekhne aaya 'shahzad'
raat chamka tha jabin par jo sitara kya tha