aaj phir zehn ke in band darichon ke tale
dil mein soe hue ehsas ne karwat badli

aur chupke se mahak uttha teri yaad ka phul
zakhm ne aankh mali yas ne karwat badli

gungunane lage majruh tamannaon ke lab
ruh ke jism se naghmat ke dhaare phute

barf mazi ki pighalne lagi qatra qatra
dil se pur-soz khayalat ke dhaare phute

waqt ki dhul mein lipte hue yaadon ke charagh
tere chehre ki raunat ko jila dene lage

meri palkon se tapakte hue ashkon ke guhar
mujh ko meri hi mohabbat ka sila dene lage

muddaton ba'd ek akhbar ke safha pe mujhe
teri taswir nazar aai kisi aur ke sath

tere pahlu mein koi mah-jabin baithi thi
nae tewar nae andaz nae taur ke sath

karwaten lene lagin dard ki lahren dil mein
yaad ki rakh fazaon mein bikharne si lagi

zehn mein gunj uthi teri khanakti aawaz
teri tahrir nigahon mein ubharne si lagi

khud-bakhud chashm se kuchh ashk rawan hone lage
apne mahaul pe haalat pe rona aaya

kai salon se jo bimar nazar aati hain
unhi farsuda riwayat pe rona aaya

tere chehre mein nazar aaya kisi aur ka rup
yak-ba-yak shoala-e-ehsas tapan hone laga

tere pahlu mein jo ek mah-jabin baithi thi
us ki surat pe mujhe apna guman hone laga

mere honton pe tabassum ki kiran jag uthi
dil ko soi hui ulfat ka khayal aa hi gaya

kaj-adai mein teri raaz nihan hai kaisa
jaane kyon zehn mein ye ek sawal aa hi gaya

teri taswir ne ye raaz magar fash kiya
log kis tarah badal jate hain dhire dhire

mom ki tarah badan un ka pighal jata hai
ek nae sanche mein dhal jate hain dhire dhire