ghazala
kai bar puchha hai main ne

dhundhlakon mein shab ke
maze shahr ke chaar-minar se

jo ahl-e-dakan ki mohabbat ka model hai ab tak
kai bar puchha

tujhi ko sar-e-bazm kyon main ne dekha
jo dekha to kyon der tak tujh ko dekha kiya

mujhe yun laga
mere bachpan ki khoi hui aarzu ka nishan mil gaya

tera rup aazar ka husn-e-tafakkur
koi wahima to nahin

ye aankhen jo khayyam ka mai-kada hain
koi hadisa to nahin

koi khwab-e-rangin jo tabir ki wadiyon tak na pahuncha
koi mere pichhle janam ki adhuri tamanna

ghazala
agar shiddat-e-arzu mein sadaqat hai apni

to agle janam mein kisi mod par phir milenge
ye aawa-gawan ke hasin silsile to abad tak rahenge

tamannaen sheron mein dhalti rahengi