itnaa hi chaahtaa huun ki main aur andalib — Bandar Ibn

kuchh aisi ban gai tasvir us ke dast-e-qudrat se
rahaa hairaan banaa kar aap surat-aafrin barson

sunaa kis ne haal meraa ki juun abr vo na royaa
rakhe hai magar ye qissa asar-e-duaa-e-baaraan

ai baaghbaan nahin tire gulshan se kuchh gharaz
mujh se qasam le chheDun agar barg-o-bar kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate