Ibn

dekh kar mera dasht-e-tanha.i
rang-e-ru-e-bahar utra hai

bujh gaya dil to kharabi hui hai
phir kisi shola-jabin se miliye

chand ka husn bhi zamin se hai
chand par chandni nahin hoti

likhne ko likh rahe hain ghazab ki kahaniyan
likkhi na ja saki magar apni hi dastan

husn bana jab bahti ganga
ishq hua kaghaz ki naav

bil-akhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiya
apni zaat se ishq hai sachcha baaqi sab afsane hain

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

chaand kaa husn bhi zamin se hai
chaand par chaandni nahin hoti

likhne ko likh rahe hain ghazab ki kahaaniyaan
likkhi na jaa saki magar apni hi daastaan

husn banaa jab bahti gangaa
ishq huaa kaaghaz ki naav

zamin ki kokh hi zakhmi nahin andheron se
hai aasmaan ke bhi siine pe aaftaab kaa zakhm

ajiib baat hai kichaD mein lahlahaae kanval
phaTe puraane se jismon pe saj ke resham aae