Usey apnay ferda ki fikr thi woh jo mera waqif-e-haal tha
Woh jo us ki subh-e-urooj thi wohi mera waqt-e-zawaal tha
Maira dard kaisay woh jaanta mairy baat kaisay woh maanta
Woh to khud fanaa ke sufr main tha usay rokna bhi mahaal tha
Kahan jao gay mujhay chor ker main yeh pooch pooch ke thak gya
Woh jawab mujh ko na day saka woh to khud sarapa aik sawal tha
Jo koi us kay saamnay aa gaya wohi roshni main naha gaya
Ajab uski hebat-e-husn thi ajab uska rang-e-jamaal tha
Dam-e-wapsi usay kya hua, na woh roshni na woh taazgi
Woh sitara kaisay bikhar gaya jo aap apni misaal tha
Woh jo mila to baad main bhi mairay lab pay koi gila na tha
Usay meri chup ne rula dia jisay guftagu main kamaal tha
Mairay kaandhay lag kay woh ro dia, mujhay faqt itna hi keh saka
Jisay samjha tha main zindagi woh to sirf wehm-o-khayal tha
Woh jo us ki subh-e-urooj thi wohi mera waqt-e-zawaal tha
Maira dard kaisay woh jaanta mairy baat kaisay woh maanta
Woh to khud fanaa ke sufr main tha usay rokna bhi mahaal tha
Kahan jao gay mujhay chor ker main yeh pooch pooch ke thak gya
Woh jawab mujh ko na day saka woh to khud sarapa aik sawal tha
Jo koi us kay saamnay aa gaya wohi roshni main naha gaya
Ajab uski hebat-e-husn thi ajab uska rang-e-jamaal tha
Dam-e-wapsi usay kya hua, na woh roshni na woh taazgi
Woh sitara kaisay bikhar gaya jo aap apni misaal tha
Woh jo mila to baad main bhi mairay lab pay koi gila na tha
Usay meri chup ne rula dia jisay guftagu main kamaal tha
Mairay kaandhay lag kay woh ro dia, mujhay faqt itna hi keh saka
Jisay samjha tha main zindagi woh to sirf wehm-o-khayal tha