[the first couplet is Mr. GHAALIB’S, the rest r my own creation on the same rhyme n balance]
“kahoon kiss se mei ke kia hai,shab-e-gham buri balaa hai
mujhay kia buraa thaa marna agar ek baar hota”
teri soch ke nagar mein ik ghar mera bhi hota
tujhay muztarib mein karta,khud be-qarar hota
hota mein koi saahil, tu mojein bann ke aati
kinaaron pe rait hoti, aur intizaar hota
mujhay sfr-e-zindagi mein hai bohot hi aagay jana
teray liyay mei rukta, agar aitebar hota.