Main tha wafa-sarisht mujhe thi wafa aziz,
wo tha bahana-ju use khu-e-baha na thi

yun koi mere paas se ho kar guzar gaya,

jaise kabhi nazar se nazar ashna na thi!


* wafa-sarisht: disposition of constancy

* bahana-ju: one who seeks an excusedi

Kachhe makaan jitne the barish mein beh gaye

varna jo mera dukh tha vo dukh umar bhar ka tha!

Woh khushi thi umeed thi ik ehsaas tha

baad mein ye ghuman hua bas pal do pal ka sath tha

rehta hai aaj bhi intezar is aankh ko kisi apne ka

woh ja kar aaj bhi saath hai jo kabi hamare pass tha!

Paani se bhari aankhen lekar mujhe ghoorta hi raha

wo aaine mein khada shakhs pareshan bahut tha!

Judaiyon ke zakhm dard-e-zindagi ne bhar diye

tujhe bhi nind aa gayi mujhe bhi sabr aa gaya!

Us ne barish men bhi khidki khol ke dekha nahin

bhigne valon ko kal kya kya pareshani hui!