hota hai san'nata yahan aas paas bahut,

...hota hai san'nata yahan aas paas bahut,
phir es raat ko dil hai udaas bahut,
yaad aata rahega wo hamey sehar tak,
humko hai uska haseen ehsaas bahut,

janey kis mood se wo ab guzarti hai saba,
dhondta hoon har rasto pe liye aas bahut,
likhte likhte bhi qalam ab ruk jata hai,
ab nahi hai alfaaz bhi mere paas bahut,

beyaqeeni me karta hoon main intezar uska,
na'muraadi me bas yahi hai ek aas bahut,
uski batein to kahan haqeeqi lagti thi !,
hoti thi andaaz e ghuftago me mithas bahut...