ye wasl nahin to aur kya hai
aaine se aks bolta hai

ab kis se kya karoge baaten
aaina to aks kho chuka hai

ye hijr-o-visal jis mein hum hain
ai lazzat-e-dard intiha hai

is qarya-e-shab mein chand mere
gham bhi tera raushni-faza hai

mat puchh akele ghar ki wahshat
mitti ka makan gunjta hai