mohabbat ka yahii tohfaa bohat hai

mere pahluu meN ek shola bohat hai

amar kar luuN agar maiN aaj isko

sadii ke biich ek lamha bohat hai

samandar, mauj-e-daryaa sab tumhaare

mujhe shabnam kaa ek qatraa bohat hai

hazaaroN kaarvaaN haiN raaste meN

jo manzil par hai voh tanhaa bohat hai

havas rakhtaa nahiiN maiN maal-o-zar kii

mujhe ek dard ka sikka bohat hai

kitaab-e-ishq jo paDhne lage haiN

to har pahluu se dil taDpaa bohat hai

samajh paaye nahiiN ham us kii baateN

voh hai naadaaN magar gahraa bohat hai