wo husn jo khanda-zan tha kabhi mahtab ki ujli kirnon par
wo gal jinhon ne sharmaya shadab kanwal ke phulon ko

wo aankh chhalakti rahti thi paimane se jis ki bad-masti
wo husn hai kyon mayus-e-nazar kyon jalwon ke mahtab bujhe

kyon gul huin nazron ki shamen kyon ashk hain palkon par larzan
murjha gae kyon aariz ke kanwal gahna gae kyon raushan tare

wo ek ada jis ne dil ko bakhshi thi tamanna jine ki
wo ek tabassum jis ne kabhi luta tha suhag armanon ka

wo ek nazar wo bijli jis ne phunka zist ke khirman ko
mahrum-e-nigah-e-shauq hui kyon shokh adaon ki punji

barbaad-e-khizan hain ab kaise rangin tabassum ki galiyan
wo ek nazar afsurda kyon wo ek nazar hai hairan kyon