اپنی جولاں گاہ زیر آسماں سمجھا تھا میں

apni jaulaan-gaah zer-e-aasmaan samjha tha main

aab o gil ke khel ko apna jahaan samjha tha main

be-hijaabi se tiri toota nigaahon ka tilism

ik rida-e-neel-goon ko aasmaan samjha tha main

kaarwaan thak kar fazaa ke pech-o-kham mein rah gaya

mehr o maah o mushtari ko hum-inaan samjha tha main

ishq ki ik jast ne tay kar diya qissa tamaam

is zameen o aasmaan ko be-karaan samjha tha main

kah gaeein raaz-e-mohabbat parda-daari-ha-e-shauq

thi fugaan vo bhi jise zabt-e-fughaan samjha tha main

thi kisi darmaanda rah-rau ki sada-e-dardnaak

jis ko aawaaz-e-raheel-e-kaarvaan samjha tha main