mujh se kya baat likhaanee hai ki ab mere lie
kabhee sone kabhee chaandee ke qalam aate hain
kabhee yoon bhee aa miree aankh mein ki miree nazar ko khabar na ho
mujhe ek raat navaaz de magar is ke baad sahar na ho
pahalee baar nazaron ne chaand bolate dekha
ham javaab kya dete kho gae savaalon mein
raat teree yaadon ne dil ko is tarah chheda
jaise koee chutakee le narm narm gaalon mein
ik deevaar pe chaand tika tha
main ye samajha tum baithe ho
vo shakhs jis ko dil o jaan se badh ke chaaha tha
bichhad gaya to ba-zaahir koee malaal nahin
maan mausam ka kaha chhaee ghata jaam utha
aag se aag bujha phool khila jaam utha
vo jin ke zikr se ragon mein daudatee theen bijaliyaan
unheen ka haath ham ne chhoo ke dekha kitana sard hai
hazaaron sher mere so gae kaagaz kee qabron mein
ajab maan hoon koee bachcha mira zinda nahin rahata
tahazeeb ke libaas utar jaenge janaab
dollar mein yoon nachaegee ikkeesaveen sadee