teri aarzu
jise main ne sab se alag rakkha

use dil ke narm ghilaf se
kabhi jhankne bhi nahin diya

ki ye khwahishon ke hujum mein
kahin apni qadar ganwa na de

teri chhoti chhoti nishaniyon ko
bade qarine se potli mein lapet kar

kabhi kothari mein chhupa diya
kabhi tand par rakhe degche mein gira diya

ki pare pare rahen chashm-e-charkh-e-kabud se
kabhi zer-e-lab tera nam bhi

kahin le liya
to tamam shab usi waswase mein guzar gai

ki khamoshiyon mein dhala hua ye surud-e-gham
kisi kam-shanas ne sun liya

to na bach sakega waqar-e-hurmat
usi ehtiyat mein kat gai hai meri hayat ki dopahar

mere chaaragar tujhe kya khabar
mujhe aaj bhi teri laj ka wahi pahle jaisa khayal hai

na to fikr-e-sham-e-firaq hai
na umid-e-subh-e-visal hai