achchha to tum aise the
dur se kaise lagte the

hath tumhaare shaal mein bhi
kitne thande rahte the [...]

tanha tanha dukh jhelenge mahfil mahfil gaenge
jab tak aansu pas rahenge tab tak git sunaenge

tum jo socho wo tum jaano hum to apni kahte hain
der na karna ghar aane mein warna ghar kho jaenge [...]

wo kitab-e-husn wo ilm o adab ki taliba
wo mohazzab wo muaddab wo muqaddas rahiba

kis qadar pairaya parwar aur kitni sada-kar
kis qadar sanjida o khamosh kitni ba-waqar [...]

sau khulus baaton mein sab karam khayalon mein
bas zara wafa kam hai tere shahr walon mein

pahli bar nazron ne chand bolte dekha
hum jawab kya dete kho gae sawalon mein [...]