woh raat bay panaah thi aur maiN ghareeb tha
woh jis ne yeh charaG jalaya ajeeb tha
woh roshni ke aankh uThaai nahiN gaii
kal mujh se mera chand bohot hi qareeb tha
dekha mujhay to tab?a rawaaN ho gaii meri
who muskura diya to maiN sha?ir adeeb tha
rakhta na kyuN maiN rooh-o-badan us kay saamnay
woh yuN bhi tha tabeeb woh yuN bhi tabeeb tha
har silsila tha us ka khuda se mila hua
chup ho kay lab-kusha ho balaa ka khateeb tha
mauj-e-nishaat-o-sail-e-gham-e-jaaN thay aik saath
gulshan meiN naghma sanj ajab andaleeb tha
maiN bhi raha huN khalwat-e-jaanaN meiN aik shaam
yeh khwab hai ya waaqaii meiN khush naseeb tha
harf-e-dua-o-dast-e-sakhawat kay baab meiN
khud mera tajruba woh behad najeeb tha
dekha hai us ko khalwat-o-jalwat meiN baarha
woh aadmi bohot hi ajeeb-o-ghareeb tha
likho tamaam umr magar phir bhi tum "yaaron"
us ko dikha na paao woh aisa habeeb tha