dhal rahi hai aur main jaag raha hoon akela
har taara bujh chuka hai, bas ka diya hai jalta
vo jo gaya tha keh ke ke phir laut ke aaunga main
us raah ko taakta hoon, koi naqsh nahin abhi tak
yaadon ke saaye lambe, in deewaron pe hain phaile
main aur meri tanhai, do humsafar hain is shab ke
ai Dard ye gham ka mausam guzrega kabhi to aakhir
subah hogi to ye aansu bhi os ban ke ud jaayenge
tohmatein chand apne zimme dhar chale
jis liye aaye the so hum kar chale
arz-o-sama kahaan teri vus’at ko paa sake
mera hi dil hai wo ke jahaan tu samaa sake
jag mein aa kar idhar udhar dekha
tu hi aaya nazar jidhar dekha
hum tujh se kis hawas ki falak justujoo karein
dil hi nahin raha hai jo kuchh aarzoo karein
dard-e-dil ke waaste paida kiya insaan ko
warna taa’at ke liye kuchh kam na the karro-biyaan
saari umr roya kiye hum
haaye kya din the ke hum bhi the