us ki yaadon pe sadqe har baat bikharti jati hai
zikr kiye jata hun us ka raat guzarti jati hai

waqif hai har phul chaman ka us ke badan ki khushbu se
chhu kar us ko baad-e-saba bhi aahen bharti jati hai

kho jate hain chand sitare us ki husn-parasti mein
jyun jyun gahri hoti hai shab aur nikharti jati hai

khwab adhure matam karte hain aankhon mein puri shab
dil mein yaadon ki koi shamshir utarti jati hai

shahar-e-gum-gashta ki sadkon par koi mahfuz nahin
khamoshi bhi ab is jaanib darti darti jati hai

be-kas lamhe aashufta dil aur ye ranj-o-gham 'ankit'
jabr-e-mashiyat hijr ke maani zahir karti jati hai