Wo koi aur na tha chand khushk patte the

Wo koi aur na tha chand khushk patte the

shajar se toot ke jo fasl-e-gul pe roye the

abhi abhi tumhen socha to kuch na yaad aaya

abhi abhi to hum ek-dusare se bichde the

tumhare bad chaman par jab ik nazar dali

kali kali mein khizan ke chirag jalate the

tamam umr wafa ke gunahgar rahe

ye aur baat ki hum aadmi to ache the

shab-e-khamosh ko tanhai ne zaban de di

pahad gunjate the dasht sansanate the

wo ek bar mare jin ko tha hayat se pyar

jo zindagi se gurezan the roz marate the

naye khayal ab aate hain dhal ke zahan mein

hamare dil mein kabhi khet lahlahate the

ye iratiqa ka chalan hai ki har zamane mein

purane log naye aadmi se darate the

‘nadeem’ jo bhi mulaqat thi adhuri thi

ki ek chehare ke piche hazar chehare the