zakhm se vasta na tha pahle
phuul aisa khila na tha pahle
apne chehre ka haal kya khulta
haath men aaina na tha pahle
ishq uftad-e-na-gahani hai
hadisa ye hua na tha pahle
ham ne bhi ik zamana dekha hai
itna qaht-e-vafa na tha pahle
ishq ham ne bhi to kiya hai ‘ziya’
vaqt itna bura na tha pahle