Bajte hue ghunghru the uDti hui tanen thin

bajte hue ghunghru the uDti hui tanen thin
pahle inhi galiyon mein naghmon ki dukanen thin

yun baiTh rahin dil mein shorida tamannaen
goya kisi jangal mein patton ki uDanen thin

yarab mere hathon mein tesha bhi diya hota
har manzil-e-hasti mein jab itni chaTanen thin

wo lamha-e-larzan bhi dekha hai sar-e-mahfil
ek shoale ki muTThi mein parwanon ki jaanen thin

hum marhala-e-gham mein tanha the kahan yaro
qatil the saliben thin teghen thi sinanen thin

ek harf-e-mohabbat yun phaila ki gunah Thahra
afsane hamare the duniya ki zabanen thin