le ke wo aai hui thin apne shauhar se talaq
chahti thin ahliya ko main bhi dun dagh-e-firaq

sath apne lai thin wo chhe adad bachchon ko bhi
aur kahti thin ki kar do apne chhe bachchon ko aaq

kothiyan caren kai aur bank balance be-hisab
shahr mein tha har jagah mashhur un ka tumtaraq

sar kadahi mein ho jaise ghi mein pancho ungliyan
tha proposal hi aisa kyon na badhta ishtiyaq

munh mein pani aa gaya mere ye sab kuchh dekh kar
zikr begam se kiya main ne phir az-rah-e-mazaq

bar-sabil-e-tazkira hi baat un se chhed di
taki kuchh aisa lage jaise ho bas ek ittifaq

zikr karna tha ki wo aape se bahar ho gain
aa gaya fauran samajh mein is kahani ka siyaq

wo jalal aaya unhen ki al-aman-o-al-hafiz
munh bhi un ka phail kar aisa hua jaise tabaq

qadr thi lazim mere jazbaat ki un par magar
is takalluf ko unhon ne rakh diya baala-e-taq

phir meri durgat bani aisi ki kuchh mat pochhiye
haddiyon se aa rahi thi ye sada tad tad tadaq