yun bhi nahin ki sham-o-sahar intizar tha
kahte nahin the munh se magar intizar tha

muddat ke baad phul ki surat khila tha dil
shabnam ki tarah taza-o-tar intizar tha [...]

aisa wo be-shumar-o-qatar intizar tha
pahli hi bar dusri bar intizar tha

khamoshi-e-khizan thi chaman-dar-chaman tamam
shakh-o-shajar mein shor-e-bahaar intizar tha [...]

chand maddham hai aasman chup hai
nind ki god mein jahan chup hai

dur wadi mein dudhiya baadal
jhuk ke parbat ko pyar karte hain [...]

ghar tha ya koi aur jagah jahan main ne raat guzari thi
yaad nahin ye hua bhi tha ya wahm hi ki ayyari thi

ek anar ka ped bagh mein aur ghata matwari thi
aas-pas kale parbat ki chup ki dahshat tari thi [...]

guzar rahe hain shab o roz tum nahin aatin
riyaz-e-zist hai aazurda-e-bahaar abhi

mere khayal ki duniya hai sogwar abhi
jo hasraten tere gham ki kafil hain pyari [...]

gulon mein rang bhare baad-e-nau-bahaar chale
chale bhi aao ki gulshan ka karobar chale

qafas udas hai yaro saba se kuchh to kaho
kahin to bahr-e-khuda aaj zikr-e-yar chale [...]