main bhi kuchh khwab sar-e-shahr-e-tamnna le kar
sar mein irfan-e-gham-e-zat ka sauda le kar

dil mein arman nahin aag ka dariya le kar
aankh mein hasrat-e-didar-e-tamasha le kar

bas yunhi uth ke chala aaya tha be-rakht-e-safar
gulab-jismon ke sang sanson ka sochta tha

ghazal aankhon mein ghar banane ki aarzu thi
kisi ki zulfon mein sar chhupana bhi chahta tha

dil-o-nazar mein tamam manzar hare-bhare the
sada-e-dil par rawan-dawan sa chala to tha main

magar wo manzar ki jin manazir mein dikh raha tha naya sawera
wo sare manzar har ek hasrat dhuan dhuan si kahin pe gham hai

magar main ab bhi dabi dabi si sada-e-dil hi to sun raha hun
zamana lekin usi tarah se rawan-dawan hai

udas-o-bad-dil na tha na hun main
yahin se mujh ko nae safar ki nawed bhi hai