Aaj aur kal

jab chhalakte hain zar-o-sim ke gate hue jam
ek zahrab sa mahaul mein ghul jata hai

kanp uThta hai tahi-dast jawanon ka ghurur
husn jab resham-o-kam-KHwab mein tal jata hai

main ne dekha hai ki aflas ke sahraon mein
qafile azmat-e-ehsas ke ruk jate hain

bekasi garm nigahon ko jhulas deti hai
dil kisi shoala-e-zartab se phuk jate hain

jin usulon se ibarat hai mohabbat ki asas
un usulon ko yahan toD diya jata hai

apni sahmi hui manzil ke tahaffuz ke liye
rahguzaron mein dhuan chhoD diya jata hai

main ne jo raaz zamane se chhupana chaha!
tu ne aafaq pe us raaz ka dar khol diya

meri banhon ne jo dekhe the sunahre sapne
tu ne sone ki taraazu mein unhen tol diya

aaj aflas ne khai hai zar-o-sim se mat
is mein lekin tere chillon ka koi dosh nahin

ye taghayyur usi mahaul ka parwarda hai
apni be-rang tabahi ka jise hosh nahin

rahguzaron ke dhundalke to zara chhaT jaen
apne talwon se ye kanTe bhi nikal jaenge

aaj aur kal ki masafat ko zara tai kar len
waqt ke sath irade bhi badal jaenge