wo kusht-o-khun wo tashaddud to ek bahana tha
use to sirf mera zarf aazmana tha

suna hai ahd-e-guzishta ke fard fard ka zehn
urus-e-fikr-o-nazar ka nigar-khana tha

mujhe jo di gai aksar saza-e-tanhai
wo sab se tut ke milne ka shakhsana tha

meri jagah koi hota usi ka ho jata
us ajnabi ka har andaz walihana tha

meri zaruraten meri ana ko le dubin
i'anaten thin kisi ki ki taziyana tha

nawadiraat se tujh ko agar hai dilchaspi
mujhe na bhul ki mera bhi ek zamana tha

jahan ye bijliyan hoti thin 'rahbar' aasuda
khuda gawah wo mera hi aashiyana tha