aaj sawere aaftab aane ke baad
mujhe mere kal ke pahne pant ki jeb par

ek khun se lat-pat rumal mila
sath mili kuchh sukhi hui nazmen

jo kal shab main ne likhi thi
in sukhi nazmon ko takiye tale rakh kar

main ne kal ka waqia yaad kiya
kuchh dhudli si thi is waqiye ki taswir mere zehn par

ya yun kahun main is waqiye ko saf dekhna nahin chahta tha
kal shab main ne is taza lash ko hath jo lagaya tha

kal shab us lash ke khun ka surkh qatra mere rumal par jo laga tha
kal shab kuchh raqibon ne us ka qatl jo kiya tha

kal shab wo behad azim shandar shajar mera tha
kal talak jo deta tha apni chhanw ka shamiyana

aaj wo pada tha la-waris sa wo be-jaan shajar