jo bhee aata hai bataata hai naya koee ilaaj
bat na jae tira beemaar maseehaon mein
na jaane kaun see manzil pe aa pahuncha hai pyaar apana
na ham ko etibaar apana na un ko etibaar apana
husn ko chaand javaanee ko kanval kahate hain
un kee soorat nazar aae to gazal kahate hain
ham ko aapas mein mohabbat nahin karane dete
ik yahee aib hai is shahar ke daanaon mein
jis barahaman ne kaha hai ki ye saal achchha hai
us ko dafanao mire haath kee rekhaon mein
sitam to ye hai ki vo bhee na ban saka apana
qubool ham ne kie jis ke gam khushee kee tarah
muflis ke badan ko bhee hai chaadar kee zaroorat
ab khul ke mazaaron pe ye elaan kiya jae
raabta laakh sahee qaafila-saalaar ke saath
ham ko chalana hai magar vaqt kee raftaar ke saath
main apane dil se nikaaloon khayaal kis kis ka
jo too nahin to koee aur yaad aae mujhe
vo teree bhee to pahalee mohabbat na thee qateel
phir kya hua agar vo bhee harajaee ban gaya