Wo mulaqaat , mulaqaat se aage n badhi

Wo mulaqaat , mulaqaat se aage n badhi
hai ! wo baat , faqat baat se aage n badhi

baat hoti to khayalaat bhi mil jaate magar
baat ik-tarfa khayalaat se aage n badhi

be-qarari thhi ajab , jisme thha poshida qaraar
be-qaraari bhi, shuruaat se aage n badhi

kya khabar hoti,ke kya rang hai, kya mausam hai
zindagi gardish-e-haalaat se aage n badhi

mausm-e-gul bhi thha yu`n to, nazar aaya n magar
rut meri aankho`n ki barsaat se aage n badhi

zehn bhi chaal zamaane ki kabhi chal n saka
dil ki raftaar bhi jazbaat se aage n badhi

laakh chahaa ki musarrat pe kahu`n koi ghazal
ye zuba`n dard ke naghmaat se aage n badhi

wo sawalaat-e-musalsal hi thhe mubham`kausar`
zindagi chand jawaabaat se aage n badhi

Lapete shaan , liye aan baan bethha raha

Lapete shaan , liye aan baan bethha raha
thha khaali haath , daboche gumaam bethha raha

zameen paaon ke neeche se nikli jaati thhi
uthhai sar pe magar aasmaam bethha raha

bas ik khushi ki hi qeemat nahi chukaai gayi
liye wo haathho`n me dono jahaan bethha raha

laqeerei`n haath se ghum ho gayi`n naseebo`n ki
sajai maathhe pe unke nishaan bethha raha

safar ki gard se`kausar`wo dhaamp kar chehra
tamaam umr hi odhe thakaan bethha raha