Ab kis se kahen aur kaun sune jo haal tumhare baad hua

Ab  kis se kahen aur kaun sune jo haal tumhare baad hua,
iss dil ki jheel si aankhon mein ek khwaab bahut barbaad hua.

Ye hijr-hawa bhi dushman hai iss naam ke saare rangon ki,
woh naam jo mere honthon par khushboo ki tarah aabaad hua.

Uss shehar mein kitne chehre the kuchh yaad nahin sab bhool gaye,
ek shakhs kitaabon jaisa tha woh shakhs zubaani yaad hua.

Woh apne gaaon ki galiyaan thi dil jin mein naachta gaata tha,
ab iss se farq nahin padta nashaad hua ya shaad hua.

Benaam sataaish rehti thi in gehri saanwali aankhon mein,
aisa toh kabhi socha bhi na tha dil ab jitna bedaad hua. !