koi yaad hi rakht-e-safar thahre koi rahguzar anjani ho
jab tak miri umr javan rahe aur ye tasvir purani ho
koi naav kahin manjdhar men duube chand se uljhe aur udhar
maujon ki vahi halqa-bandi dariya ki vahi tughyani ho
isi raat aur din ke mele men tira haath chhute mire hathon se
tire saath tiri tanhai ho mire saath miri virani ho
yuun khana-e-dil men ik khushbu abad hai aur lau deti hai
jo bad-e-shimal ke pahre men koi tanha raat ki raani ho
kya dhundte hain kya kho baithe kis ujlat men hain log yahan
sar-e-rah kuchh aise milte hain jaise koi rasm nibhani ho
ham kab tak apne hathon se khud apne liye divar chunen
kabhi tujh se hukm-uduli ho kabhi mujh se na-farmani ho
kuchh yaden aur kitaben hon mira ishq ho aur yarane hon
isi ab-o-hava men rahna ho aur saari umr bitani ho