muddaton baad phir ubhri hai tumhaari taswir
mere viran khayalat ki gahrai mein

tum ne khwabon mein na aane ki qasam khai thi
kyon mukhil aa ke hue phir meri tanhai mein

zalzale tum se hain wabasta tumhein kya malum
aaj halchal si machi hai dil-e-saudai mein

main tumhein kho ke ye socha tha ki khud ko dhundhun
kya ajab hai ki mile apna kinara mujh ko

haif-sad-haif magar tut gaya mera tilism
tum ne mazi ke shabistan se pukara mujh ko

jagmaga utthe tasawwur mein charagh-e-mahfil
tum nazar aane lage anjuman-ara mujh ko

maqbara meri tamannaon ka mazi ka harim
jis mein madfun hain murde mere afsanon ke

tum pe maftun kam-andesha wo majnun-e-shabab
aur udte hue purze wo garebanon ke

barish-e-ashk phir us garmi-e-wahshat ke baad
jis mein andaz machalte hue tufanon ke

kabhi raaton mein ghula nashsha-e-sahba-e-bahaar
kabhi subhon mein meri garmi-e-hangam-e-nushur

ishq betab magar husn ko pabandi-e-waza
mere warafta taqaze the magar tum majbur

bewafa tum ko jo kah deta tha jhunjhlahat mein
dabdaba aati thin ashkon se wo aankhen makhmur

jab meri jaan tumhin bhul gae ho mujh ko
yaad se apni ye kah do ki satae na mujhe

badi mushkil se ye lamhat-e-sukun aae hain
shorish-e-ishq ba-takrar hilae na mujhe

mere virane mein paida hain kuchh aasar-e-bahaar
qissa-e-daur-e-junun koi sunae na mujhe

ab to wo walwala-e-ahd-e-jawani bhi nahin
waqt mera ye nahin ishq ke hangamon ka

mujh ko mazi se mere dur hi bas rahne do
zikr hai dard-rasan tute hue jamon ka

main alag tum se tha ya mera hi partaw the tum
mujh ko mafhum samajhne do in ibhamon ka