tumhii.n the badale hue yaa merii nigaahe.n thii.n
tumhaarii nazaro.n se lagataa thaa jaise merii bajaaye
tumhaare ghar me.n ko_ii aur shaKhs aayaa hai
tumhaare ohade kii dene.n tumhen mubaarak
so tum ne meraa svaagat usii tarah se kiyaa
jo afasaraan-e-hukuumat ke aitaqaad me.n hai
takallufan mere nazadiik aa ke baiTh gaye
phir ehatamaam se mausam kaa zikr chhe.D diyaa
kuchh us ke baad siyaasat kii baat bhii nikalii
adab par bhii ko_ii do chaar tabasare faramaaye
magar na tum ne hameshaa kii tarah ye puuchhaa
kyaa vaqt kaisaa guzarataa hai teraa jaan-e-hayaat
pahaa.D din kii aziiyat me.n kitanii shiddat hai
ujaa.D raat kii tanhaa_ii kyaa qayaamat hai
shabo.n kii sust ravii kaa tujhe bhii shikavaa hai
Gam-e-firaaq ke qisse nishaat-e-vasl kaa zikr
ravaayatan hii sahii ko_ii baat to karate