ye vasl nahin to aur kya hai
aine se aks bolta hai
ab kis se kya karoge baten
aina to aks kho chuka hai
ye hijr-o-visal jis men ham hain
ai lazzat-e-dard intiha hai
is qarya-e-shab men chand mere
gham bhi tira raushni-faza hai
mat puchh akele ghar ki vahshat
mitti ka makan gunjta hai