maiN ke phir dasht-e-rafaaqat kaa safar kar aayaa
kyaa kahuuN kitnii aziiyat se guzar kar aayaa
har ko’ii ham se milaa umr-e-gurezaaN ki tarah
vo to jis dil se bhii guzraa vahiiN ghar kar aayaa
tum ne ek sang uthaayaa mere aaiine par
aur har shaKhs ko maiN aaiina-gar kar aayaa
mujhse kyaa puuchte ho shah’r-e-vafaa kaisaa hai
aise lagtaa hai saliiboN se utar kar aayaa
sirf chehre hii agar kurb ke aaiine haiN
kyuN na maiN dil kaa lahuu aaNkh meN bhar kar aayaa