nigar-e-sham-e-gham main tujh se rukhsat hone aaya hun
gale mil le ki yun milne ki naubat phir na aaegi

sar-e-rahe jo hum donon kahin mil bhi gae to kya
ye lamhe phir na lautenge ye saat phir na aaegi

ki main ab sirf in guzre hue lamhon ka saya hun
isi bazar mein bara baras hone ko aae hain

ki main ne fastes ki tarah apni ruh bechi thi
masarrat ki musalsal gardish-e-yaksan se ukta kar

tujhe hasil kiya tha aur har surat bhula di thi
purane saz-o-saman ab mujhe rone ko aae hain

ghazab ki tirgi hai rasta dekha nahin jata
hawa ke shor mein dariya ki maujen badhti jati hain

zamin se ukhde jate hain darakhton ke qadam paiham
chatanen rup badle zer-e-lab kuchh padhti jati hain

ab apni ungliyon ka fasla dekha nahin jata
jaras ki naghmagi aawaz matam hoti jati hai

wahi mamul ke but hain wahi lamhon ki virani
zara si der mein ye dhadkanen bhi dub jaengi

meri aankhon tak aa pahuncha hai ab bahta hua pani
teri aawaz maddham aur maddham hoti jati hai