Kore kagaz pe rakha ik qalam dekha
ye ghazal likh ke kagaz ko nam dekha
thi wo apni raunaq ya unki nazar thi?
Jate huwe uz roz, pur tabassum dekha.
Us pari-raah se bhatak kar bhi humne,
jahan dekha unka nishhaane-kadam dekha
Aayene sa dil koi kyun maanage, jhhalkade rang,
abhi is dil ne kuch nahi teri kasam dekha
Kar aaye sajde khaak pe unki gali mai,
apne koche mai unko bohut kam dekha
Ik subooh, unko bhool jane ka ahad kiya
Jis shams se kiya, uss mai bhi sanam dekha
Yun to arsa hua dekhe hue unhe faisal
unka khaab magar har pal har dam dekha
ye ghazal likh ke kagaz ko nam dekha
thi wo apni raunaq ya unki nazar thi?
Jate huwe uz roz, pur tabassum dekha.
Us pari-raah se bhatak kar bhi humne,
jahan dekha unka nishhaane-kadam dekha
Aayene sa dil koi kyun maanage, jhhalkade rang,
abhi is dil ne kuch nahi teri kasam dekha
Kar aaye sajde khaak pe unki gali mai,
apne koche mai unko bohut kam dekha
Ik subooh, unko bhool jane ka ahad kiya
Jis shams se kiya, uss mai bhi sanam dekha
Yun to arsa hua dekhe hue unhe faisal
unka khaab magar har pal har dam dekha