is qadar hasin chehra
is qadar hasin aankhen

ye gulab se rukhsar
pal mein tamtama utthen

pal mein jagmaga utthen
pankhudi se nazuk lab

aap hi bisoren aur
aap muskura utthen

mujh ko yaad aata hai
jab tumhaari kilkari

gunjti thi kamron mein
jab tumhaari gul-kari

phailti thi bistar par
shab ko jab jagate the

din ko jab thakate the
aisi hukmarani par

meri jaan jalti thi
aur aise lamhe mein

tum hansi udate the
tum hansi udate the

qahqahe lagate the
kis ne ye sikhae sab

naz aur ada tum ko
tum to sada kaghaz the

tum ko main ne jab paya
tum ko main ne jab dekha

aur jis ghadi chuma
kya ajib lamha tha

tum to aankhen munde the
aur jab khulin aankhen

hairati tha aaina
munh taka hi karta tha

bas khamosh jis-tis ka
phir jo lab hue goya

kuchh yaqin na aata tha
sab karishma-sazi hai

ek andhe kide ki
ya zara si mehnat hai

is bhali kumhaaran ki
jis ke band aawe mein

kuchh khabar nahin kya hai
aag hai ki pani hai

phul hai ki chehra hai
han suna ye tha main ne

arsh se farishta ek
aa ke batn-e-madar mein

dhaalta hai khadd-o-khal
nanhe nanhe aaza par

naqsh se banata hai
us hasin saat mein

jis ko jitni fursat ho
jaisi istitaat ho

wo hunar dikhata hai
so yaqin hai mera

jis azim saat mein
mehrban farishte ne

tum ko mujh mein dhaala hai
us baligh saat mein

us ne shairi ki hai
us ne hamd likkhi hai