Jo din tha ek musibat to raat bhaari thi

jo din tha ek musibat to raat bhaari thi
guzarni thi magar zindagi, guzari thi

sawad-e-shauq mein aise bhi kuchh maqam aae
na mujh ko apni KHabar thi na kuchh tumhaari thi

larazte hathon se diwar lipTi jati thi
na puchh kis tarah taswir wo utari thi

jo pyar hum ne kiya tha wo karobar na tha
na tum ne jiti ye bazi na main ne haari thi

tawaf karte the us ka bahaar ke manzar
jo dil ki sej pe utri ajab sawari thi

tumhaara aana bhi achchha nahin laga mujh ko
fasurdagi si ajab aaj dil pe tari thi

kisi bhi zulm pe koi bhi kuchh na kahta tha
na jaane kaun si jaan thi jo itni pyari thi

hujum baDhta chala jata tha sar-e-mahfil
baDe rasan se qatil ki mashq jari thi

tamasha dekhne walon ko kaun batlata
ki is ke baad inhi mein kisi ki bari thi

wo is tarah tha mere bazuon ke halqe mein
na dil ko chain tha 'amjad' na be-qarari thi