kitni takhir se mahr ubhra teri mehr ka aaj
khira aankhon ki hai majburi koi dhundla-pan

samne aa ja magar dhimi zara sans ki lau
aur sulga de koi bite samay ka sandal

phir khamoshi ki kathali mein sabhi yaaden undel
saint kar dil ke nihan-khane se laun main bhi

dastanen ki jinhen hont na unwan mile
gundh kar arq-e-nadamat mein ba-sad-fan-kari

un se phir donon kashiden koi surat aisi
ungliyan jis pe na utthen han nigahen uthen

waqt ka reg-e-rawan jis ko na dhundla pae
jis ka ruman na le jae kahin mazi mein

jis ke maujud hi mein khud ko samoya jae
waqt-e-ainda ko bhi jis mein duboya jae