wo din bhi the ki in aankhon mein itni hairat thi
tamam bazigaron ko meri zarurat thi

wo baat soch ke main jis ko muddaton jita
bichhadte waqt batane ki kya zarurat thi

pata nahin ye tamanna-e-qurb kab jagi
mujhe to sirf use sochne ki aadat thi

khamoshiyon ne pareshan kiya to hoga magar
pukarne ki yahi sirf ek surat thi

gae bhi jaan se aur koi mutmain na hua
ki phir difaa na karne ki hum pe tohmat thi

kahin pe chuk rahe hain ye aaine shayad
nahin to aks mein ab tak meri shabahat thi