irada aahani tha ye ki tum ko bhul jaenge
tumhaara khub-ru paikar

khanakte qahqahe aawaz dilkash
zer-o-bam lahje ka wo zirak nigahen

ana-parwar apollo ho koi maghrur yunani
wo aankhen be-tassur jo har ek jazba chhupa lene ki mahir thin

bahut gambhir khamoshi ko odhe
yun ki jaise kurra-e-arzi pe koi dewta ghalati se aa jae

magar mera wazifa tha
faqat rahen tumhaari dekhte rahna

tumhein dekha to ye jaana
faqat ek shakhs ka ehsas kaise dil ke sahra mein

gul-e-lala ke khil uthne ka zamin hai
ye aankhen jugnuon ka dip aakhir kaise banti hain

shafaq gulgun kisi aariz pe kaise phail jati hai
ki dil ki dhadkanen kaise saba-raftar hoti hain

wo har ek baat mein tum se hi mera mashwara lena
yun jaise mamlikat mein rabb-e-kaba ki

faqat tum hi dawa sare maraz ki ho
yun jaise rah-gum-karda musafir ke safar mein rahnumai ko qutub-tara koi ubhre

kabhi mere sawalon ki himaqat par
wo mubham muskurahat zer-e-lab jaise

shab-e-tarik mein bijli koi
pal-bhar ko chhab apni dikha jae

tumhaari ye karam-farmaiyan mamul thin jin ko
mohabbat ke ufuq par jawedan karne ki khwahish ek jasarat thi

khata sarzad hui hum se
irada aahani tha ye ki tum ko bhul jaenge

magar ye bhul baithe hum
ki aahan ko bhi aakhir zang lagta hai