Usne Kaha!

sae baDhne lage aur jaise kahin raat hui

der tak baiThe rahe aankhon mein aankhen Dale

phir dil-e-zar ne chupke se unhen chum liya

honT tharrae ki kis tarah ki ye baat hui

pyari aankhon ne kaha hum to bahut hain maKHmur

koi nashad rahe hum to abhi hain masrur

zehn-e-shaer bhi taKHayyul mein zara jhum liya

baat utni hi hui thi ki wo aankhen bolin

bar-ha tum ne hamari hi qasam khai hai

sach kaho jurat-e-dil kaise kahan pai hai

hum pe sadqe kiya karte ho dil-o-jaan lekin

raaz hain kaun se pinhan ye samajhte bhi ho!

kis tarah tum se karen ahd-e-wafa ki baaten

ajnabi hota hai mehman ye samajhte bhi ho!

Dubne lagte ho jab yas ki gahrai mein

bekasi hum se tumhaari nahin dekhi jati!

jam pe jam chaDhate ho ki gham kuchh bhi nahin

be-KHudi hum se tumhaari nahin dekhi jati!

kyun kaha karte ho duniya hai ye hum kuchh bhi nahin

aise lamhon mein bhala kis ne sambhaala hai kaho

gham-kade se tumhein kis tarah nikala hai kaho!

apne sine mein bhi jazbaat ke tufan hain magar

hum tumhaari hi tarah be-sar-o-saman hain magar

husn ke aaj har ek gam pe saudai hain

apni nazren bhi to ab bais-e-ruswai hain

zehn-e-shaer ne ye baaten bhi sunin kuchh na kaha

hath KHud baDh ke nai tarah se hathon se mile

aankhon aankhon mein mohabbat ki nai baat hui

sae baDhne lage aur jaise kahin raat hui