Wo humsafar tha, magar us se humnawai na thi..

Adavatain thin taghaful tha, ranjashain thin, magar,
Bicharnay walay main sab kuch tha, bewafai na thi,
Wo humsafar tha magar us se humnawai na thi,
Ke dhop chaon ka alam raha, judaai na thi...

Bichartay waqt un ankhoon main thi hamari ghazal,
Ghazal bhi wo jo kisi ko abi sunai na thi,
kisay pukaar raaha tha wo dobtaa hoa din,
Sadaa to aai thi, lekin koi duhaaei na thi,

Tark-e-taluqaat pe roya na tu na main,
Lekin yeah kia ke chain se soya na tu na main,
kabi yeah haal ke dono main yak dili thi naseer,
kabi yeah marhala, jaisay ke ashnaaei na thi,
Na apna runj na apna dukh, na ooroon ka malaal,
Shaab-e-faraaq kabi hum ne yuh ganvaaei na thi,

Muhabbatoon ka safar kabi is tarah bhi guzra tha,
Shikasta dil thay musaafir, shikasta paaei na thi,
Ajeeb hoti hai raah sukhaan bhi, daikh naseer,
Wahaa bhi agaaye akhir, jahaan rasaaei na thi...