jabki khamosh hui jati thi ummid ki lau
jabki paigham-e-mehan lata tha har lamha-e-nau

jabki ek do hi masarrat thin aur aalam the sau
mere honton pe faqat kalma-e-izhaar tha jab

aur mohabbat ko meri baat se inkar tha jab
jab tha gosh-e-dil-e-mushtaq tera talib-e-saut

jab tha be-zaiqa har lafz-exlab-e-sahib-e-saut
jab tha koi na tera ham-sar-o-ham-rakib-e-saut

mahw aankhon se meri ek rukh-e-mahtab tha jab
aur kanon ke liye saut-e-hasin khwab tha jab

jabki aazar mein aaram tha aaram mein dard
jabki har sans mein taklif thi har aah thi sard

jabki izhaar ke chehre pe thi inkar ki gard
main ne suraj ka ki jab aag ugalna dekha

subh-dam sard hawaon ka na chalna dekh
aur phir sang-dil-e-but ko hui ek jumbish

hui mahsus mere qalb ki jab us ko khalish
tab kahin ja ke hui us ko asar ki khwahish

mujh ko bedar hila kar kiya shanon se mere
ru-ba-ru saut-e-hasin ho gaya kanon se mere

su-e-sahra-e-samaat wo ek aawaz chali
ek chhuri hichkiyon ki dil pe ba-sad-naz chali

ju-e-ummid mein ek kashti-e-eajaz chali
bandh tuta jo chala sail mein ek saz-e-rubab

mere is dil ne bil-akhir suni aawaz-e-rubab
baat karte hue jazbaat ka ghatna badhna

lahja-e-narm mein sanson ka utarna chadhna
ghazal-e-ashk ke har lafz ko ro kar padhna

jo hua main ne na socha tha muqaddar nikla
donon ki quwwat-e-bardasht se bahar nikla

lab-e-sad-naz se jis waqt mera nam liya
dil ne ashkon ki rawani se bahut kaam liya

goya pal bhar ke liye hath mera tham liya
dil pe yun hat rakha sar se alam tal diya

ek lamhe ke liye hijr ka gham tal diya
dil bhi har qism ki taklif se lad jata hai

waqt apni pe gar aa jae to ad jata hai
jism furqat ki shab-e-gham mein akad jata hai

main usi shab mein hun utni hi mohabbat le kar
hijr ka dard liye wasl ki chahat le kar