junun-e-avvalin shaistagi thi
vahi pahli mohabbat aḳhiri thi
jahan ham phir se basna chahte the
vo basti ho ke duniya ho chuki thi
kushada the bahut bazu-e-vahshat
ye zanjir-e-ḳhirad uljhi hui thi
kabhi har lafz ke sau sau maani
kabhi puuri kahani an-kahi thi
sahar aghaz-e-shab itmam-e-hujjat
ajab ‘zahra’ ki vaz-e-zindagi thi