us ka lahja ukhadta jata hai
phir bichhadne ka waqt aata hai

us ka andaz-e-guftugu akasr
mere lahje mein jagmagata hai

us ki sansen jab aag deti hain
mera chehra bhi timtimata hai

pyas jab ediyan ragadti hai
chashma-e-ab phut jata hai

jab bhi aata hai phul kajal ke
mere kandhe pe tank jata hai

main chakoron ka ham-nawa hun mujhe
tu shab-e-hijr se daraata hai

der tak main bhi main nahin rahta
jab wo mere qarib aata hai