Agli gali ke morr pe rehta tha aik shakhss..

Agli gali ke morr pe rehta tha aik shakhss,
Meri mohabbaton se shanaasa tha aik shakss,

Aankhon ko us ke baad sujhayi nahin diya,
Aayiney bant’ta hua guzra tha aik shakhss,

Kal phir nazar bacha ke guzarna para humain,
Kal phir hamari raah main betha tha aik shakhss,

Ik ranj-o-gham ki bheerr muqabil khari thi aur,
Hungaama-e-hayaat mein tanha tha aik shakhss,

Mujh ko bhi dushmanon ki zaroorat thi sheher mein,
Mujh ko bhi apni jaan se pyara tha aik shakhss,

Tark-e-taluqaat pe naadim* na tha magar,
Rukhssat hua to toot ke roya tha aik shakhss,

Ansar woh khawb tha ya haqeeqat khabar nahin,
Bass itna yaad hai kahin dekha tha aik shakhss..