kitne asan raste hote
ham agar saath chal rahe hote
hoti unchi udaan apni bhi
par agar yuun na kat gae hote
khud se fursat hamen agar milti
aap ka saath de rahe hote
baat to kar ke dekhte baham
phir jo hote so faisle hote
baat karte agar sitaron se
shab ke ham-rah ratjage hote
aarzu thi ki ishq men ‘shabnam’
dil ke dhage kahin bandhe hote