dil samundar tha lekin ye tishna-labi
meri qismat mein kis roz likkhi gai
aankh pur-nam magar muskurahaT meri
kah rahi thi kahani mere ishq ki
ishq ke sail ko rokne ke liye
gham ki diwar raste mein rakh di gai
zulmaten sah gaya main isi aas par
chand nikla to jaegi tira-shabi
dilruba shahr ke kuchh se kuchh ho gae
meri manzil musalsal wahi ki wahi
KHar chubhte gae KHar chunta gaya
tha parastar-e-gulzar aakif-‘ghani’