wo ek lafz jo kabhi us ne kaha nahin
main ne to sun liya tha par us ne suna nahin

eajaz us ki chashm-e-karam ka hai dosto
pahle sa zakhm dil ka mere ab hara nahin

ek saat-e-hasin ne mujhe aashna kiya
main to gham-e-hayat se tha aashna nahin

manzar wo meri aankh mein baqi hai khwab sa
kashti bhanwar mein qaid hai aur nakhuda nahin

ta-hadd-e-chashm sard-o-siyah-posh hai faza
shoala koi bhi khak se meri utha nahin

khushbu ragon mein tair rahi hai bahaar ki
koi bhi naqsh dil ki zamin par naya nahin

ek mauj-e-tund-o-tez baha le gai mujhe
sahil pe dur dur koi naqsh-e-pa nahin