jab dard ke nate tut gae
jab manzar manzar phaile hue

an-dekhe lambe hathon ne
sab ahd purane lut liye

mazi ke khazane lut liye
sab ishq ke dawe ruth gae

jaan gung hui dil chhut gae
har zakhm-e-tamanna rakh hua

jo shoala-e-jaan tharraata hua
shaffaf andheri raaton mein

raqsan tha falak ke zine par
thak-haar ke aakhir baith raha

matiyale behis retile in raston par
wo raste

jin par rishton ke
raushan chehre ru-posh hue

wo jin ke shor-sharabe mein
man ki aawaz dub gain

dil ke hangame sard hue
aaine nazar ke gard hue

wo raste bhi kya raste the
har chaar-taraf

ek dhund ki khaki chadar thi
aur us ke aage hadd-e-nazar tak

phaili hui
be-jaan lafzon

be-mehr yugon ki
daldal thi

wo shola-e-raqsan hairan tha
wo dida-e-hairan giryan tha

wo zehn-e-pareshan larzan tha
ek dil ka nagar so viran tha

ek rahi tha jo un be-mehr fazaon mein
shauq-e-parwaz se

khu-e-safar ki betabi se hirasan tha
kuchh chand ki maddham kirnen thin

jo dard ke sare raazon se
waqif thin magar

in matiyale behis gadle
raston se

wo bhi gurezan thin