yun us pe meri arz-e-tamanna ka asar tha
jaise koi suraj ki tapish mein gul-e-tar tha

uthti thin darichon pe hamari bhi nigahen
apna bhi kabhi shahr-e-nigaran mein guzar tha

hum jis ke taghaful ki shikayat ko gae the
aankh us ne uthai to jahan zer-o-zabar tha

shanon pe kabhi the tere bhige hue rukhsar
aankhon pe kabhi meri tarah daman-e-tar tha

khushbu se moattar hai abhi tak wo guzargah
sadiyon se yahan jaise bahaaron ka nagar tha

hai un ke sarapa ki tarah khush-qad o khush-rang
wo sarw ka pauda jo sar-e-rahguzar tha

qatre ki tarai mein the tufan ke nasheman
zarre ke ahate mein bagulon ka bhanwar tha

is aadam-e-khaki pe sitaron ki nazar thi
is khak pe kuchh jalwa-e-yazdan ka asar tha

main roya to hansne ki sada aai kai yar
wo jaan-e-tamanna pas-e-diwar-e-nazar tha

'danish' tha ikahra mera pairahan-e-hasti
be-parda zamane pe mera aib-o-hunar tha