apanii tasviir ko aa.Nkho.n se lagataa
kyaa hai
ik nazar merii taraf dekh, teraa jaataa
kyaa hai merii rusavaa_ii me.n tuu bhii hai
baraabar kaa shariik
mere qisse mere yaaro.n ko sunaataa
kyaa hai paas rahakar bhii na pahachaan sakaa
tuu mujhako
duur se dekh kar ab haath hilaataa
kyaa hai safar-e-shauq me.n kyo.n kaa.Npate
hai.n paa.Nv tere
duur se dekh kar ab haath uThaataa
kyaa hai umr bhar apane girebaa.N se ulajhane
vaale
tuu mujhe mere saaye se Daraataa kyaa
hai mar gaye pyaas ke maare to uThaa abr-
e-karam
bujh ga_ii bazm to ab shama jalaataa
kyaa hai mai.n teraa kuchh bhii nahii.n huu.N,
magar itanaa to bataa
dekh kar mujhako tere zehan me.n
aataa kyaa hai