shab ke tanhaee main ab to aksar
guftagoo tujh sai rahaa karate hai
dil ko us raah pai chalanaa he nahein
jo mujhai tujh sai judaa karate hai
zindagi mere thee lekin ab tu
tere kahane main rahaa karatee hai
us ne dekhaa he nahen varnaa yai aankh
dil kaa ehavaal kahaa karate hai
beniyaaz-e-kaaf-e-dariyaa angusht
rait par naam likhaa karate hai
shaam padate hai kise shakhs ke yaad
kuuchaa-e-jaan main sadaa karate hai
mujh se bhe uskaa hai vaisaa hai solook
haal jo teraa anna… karate hai
dukh huaa karata hai kuchh aur bayaan
baat kuchh aur huaa karate hai
abr barase to inaayat us ke
shaakh to sirf duaa karate hai
masalaa jab bhe uthaa chiraagon kaa
faisalaa sirf havaa karate hai **