wo koi aur na tha chand khushk patte the
shajar se tut ke jo fasl-e-gul pe roe the

abhi abhi tumhein socha to kuchh na yaad aaya
abhi abhi to hum ek dusre se bichhde the

tumhaare baad chaman par jab ek nazar dali
kali kali mein khizan ke charagh jalte the

tamam umr wafa ke gunahgar rahe
ye aur baat ki hum aadmi to achchhe the

shab-e-khamosh ko tanhai ne zaban de di
pahad gunjte the dasht sansanate the

wo ek bar mere jin ko tha hayat se pyar
jo zindagi se gurezan the roz marte the

nae khayal ab aate hain dhal ke aahan mein
hamare dil mein kabhi khet lahlahate the

ye irtiqa ka chalan hai ki har zamane mein
purane log nae aadmi se darte the

'nadim' jo bhi mulaqat thi adhuri thi
ki ek chehre ke pichhe hazar chehre the