agar wo mausam-mizaj tum ko kahin mile to ye us se kahna ki laut aae
use payam-e-bahaar de kar bas itna kahna khizan ka mausam guzar chuka hai

use batana wo bad-nasibi ka ek kanta kabhi jo talwe mein chubh gaya tha nikal chuka hai
ki waqt karwat badal chuka hai

malul-o-bojhal udas shamen bhi ab tabassum se aashna hain
wo muzmahil aur khamosh raaten bhi ab takallum se aashna hain

use batana ki zindagi ek yaqin hai ab guman nahin hai
ki aaj shamon ki raqs karti hui lawon mein sunahre khwabon ki raushni hai dhuan nahin hai

kabhi sadaen bhi be-nawa thin aur ab khamoshi bhi ek sukhan hai
qaba pe din ki hai koi dhabba na shab ka daman hi pur-shikan hai

use batana
ki zard mausam guzar gaya hai

magar use tum ye mat batana ki jis mein hijrat likhi thi us ne
wo ek lamha

dil-o-nazar mein thahar gaya hai