us ki wafa na meri wafa ka sawal tha
donon hi chup the sirf ana ka sawal tha

is kashmakash mein khatm hua raat ka safar
zid thi meri to us ki haya ka sawal tha

sab muntazir the aasman deta hai kya jawab
pyase labon pe kali ghata ka sawal tha

majbur hum the aur wo mukhtar tha magar
donon ke beach dast dua ka sawal tha

jaana tha mai-kade se hamein ku-e-yar tak
lekin hamari laghzish-e-pa ka sawal tha

taqsim karne nikla tha wo raushni magar
jalte hue diye ko hawa ka sawal tha

'dana' mujhe azal se ghazal ki talash thi
ye meri zindagi ki ada ka sawal tha