RuKH Pe Gard-e-malal Thi Kya Thi

ruKH pe gard-e-malal thi kya thi

hasil-e-mah-o-sal thi kya thi

ek surat si yaad hai ab bhi

aap apni misal thi kya thi

meri jaanib uThi thi koi nigah

ek mubham sawal thi kya thi

us ko pa kar bhi us ko pa na saka

justuju-e-jamal thi kya thi

subh tak KHud se ham-kalam raha

ye shab-e-jazb-o-haal thi kya thi

dil mein thi par labon tak aa na saki

aarzu-e-visal thi kya thi

apne zaKHmon pe ek fasurda hansi

koshish-e-indimal thi kya thi

umar bhar mein bas ek bar aai

saat-e-la-zawal thi kya thi

KHun ki pyasi thi sar-zamin-e-watan

ek shahr-e-KHayal thi kya thi

bais-e-ranjish-e-azizan thi

KHu-e-kasb-e-kamal thi kya thi

ek jhalak lamha-e-faraghat thi

ek amr-e-muhaal thi kya thi

koi KHwahan na tha ki jins-e-hunar

ek muflis ka mal thi kya thi